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Bodemeister is the Kentucky Derby Morning Line Favorite

Bodemeister has been made the early 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Union Rags the second choice in a full field of 20 horses. Trained by three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, Bodemeister was assigned the No. 6 spot at the post position draw today at Churchill Downs.Six horses have won from that position, the last being Sea Hero in 1993.Union Rags drew the No. 4 post and is listed at 9-2. The unbeaten Gemologist is the third choice at6-1. He’ll run from the 15th spot.Last year’s Breeder’s Cup Juvenile champion, Hansen, will break from post position number 14, with odds of 10-1.He’s trained by Mike Maker and owned by northern Kentucky Dr. Kendall Hansen.“I think if Mike Maker was doing the odds we’d be 1 to 1, if I was doing the odds, we’d be 3 to 1 and everybody else will find out why we think that way later,” Hansen said after the draw.The 138th Kentucky Derby will be run about 6:24pm Eastern time Saturday.(Information for this story also came from the Associated Press) 

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.

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