Kentucky Derby 2019 post position draw details set

The Post Position Draw for the 2019 Kentucky Derby will be held at 11 a.m. ET Tuesday in the Aristides Lounge on the second floor of Churchill Downs’ Clubhouse.

The Derby post position draw is a traditional “pill pull” in which horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate.

Preference to America’s greatest race is given to the top point-earners on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby.” Up to 24 three-year-olds may enter the 1 1/4-mile race and four horses can be listed as “also eligible." Those on the outside would be ranked in order accordingly and could draw into the field should any horse(s) be scratched before scratch time on at 9 a.m. ET Friday.

Host: Churchill Downs Track Announcer Travis Stone

Pill Pull: Vice President of Racing Ben Huffman and Assistant Racing Secretary Dan Bork

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Chief Steward: Barbara Borden

Format

· 11:03-11:06 a.m. – Introduction

· 11:06-11:12 a.m. – Pill pull for 1-10

· 11:12-11:14 a.m. – Brief interlude

· 11:14-11:21 a.m. – Pill pull for 11-20

· 11:21-11:23 a.m. – Brief interlude

· 11:23-11:26 a.m. – Morning line odds by Mike Battaglia

 
How to Watch: The Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw will be streamed live on KentuckyDerby.com.

Similarly, the post position draw for the Kentucky Oaks is set for 11 a.m. ET Monday with as many as 18 able to enter for the 14-horse gate.

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