Done Talking, trained by Laurel Park’s Hamilton Smith, drew the 17th spot. No horse has ever won from that position, but Smith had said he did not think post position would matter much for his horse.
“He’s going to have to chase them down anyway,” said Smith, who is in the Derby for the first time.
Said 24-year-old Done Talking jockey Sheldon Russell, himself a rookie: “I guess we’re really going to have to shock the world now.”
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Horse (trainer/jockey)Last race Odds
1. Daddy Long Legs (O’Brien/O’Donoghue)1st UAE Derby 30-1
2. Optimizer (Lukas/Court)9th Arkansas Derby 50-1
3. Take Charge Indy (Byrne/Borel)1st Florida Derby15-1
4. Union Rags (Matz/Leparoux)3rd Florida Derby 9-2
5. Dullahan (Romans/Desormeaux)1st Blue Grass 8-1
6. Bodemeister (Baffert/Smith)1st Arkansas Derby 4-1
7. Rousing Sermon (Hollendorfer/Lezcano)3rd Louisiana Derby 50-1
8. Creative Cause (Harrington/Rosario)2nd Santa Anita Derby12-1
9. Trinniberg (Parboo/Martinez)1st Bay Shore 50-1
10. Daddy Nose Best (Asmussen/Gomez)1st Sunland Derby 15-1
11. Alpha (McLaughlin/Maragh)2nd Wood Memorial15-1
12. Prospective (Casse/Contreras)6th Blue Grass 30-1
13. Went the Day Well (Motion/Velazquez)1st Vinery Racing Spiral 20-1
14. Hansen (Maker/Dominguez)2nd Blue Grass 10-1
15. Gemologist (Pletcher/Castellano)1st Wood Memorial 6-1
16. El Padrino (Pletcher/Bejarano)4th Florida Derby 20-1
17. Done Talking (Smith/Russell)1st Illinois Derby 50-1
18. Sabercat (Asmussen/Nakatani)3rd Arkansas Derby 30-1
19. I’ll Have Another (O’Neill/Gutierrez)1st Santa Anita Derby 12-1
20. Liaison (Baffert/M. Garcia)6th Santa Anita Derby 50-1
Also eligible (can run if there is a scratch by 9 a.m. Friday)
My Adonis (Breen/Trujillo)7th Wood Memorial 50-1
