2026 Kentucky Derby: So Happy Odds, Picks & Predictions

by BettingPros Staff |
Apr 29, 2026

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most prestigious and highly anticipated events in the world of horse racing. Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby attracts horse racing enthusiasts from all over the world. The Derby is a 1 1/4 mile race for three-year-old thoroughbreds and is often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Let's take a look at the odds for one of the horses competing in the 152nd Run for the Roses: So Happy.

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2026 Kentucky Derby Profile & Predictions: So Happy

Name: So Happy
Post Position: 8
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Jockey: Mike Smith
Owners: Norman Stables LLC & Saints or Sinners
Breeder: Leverett S. Miller of T-Square Stud
Sire: Runhappy
Dam: So Cunning (by Blame)
Color: Bay
Career Record: 4: 3-0-1
Earnings: $480,000
Top Beyer Speed Figure: 100
Top Equibase Speed Figure: 100
Derby Qualifying Points: 115

Recent Form & Racing Style

So Happy has a press the pace racing style. He won the 2026 Santa Anita Derby (G1) and San Vicente Stakes (G2).

Betting Outlook

So Happy earned a chance to Run for the Roses with a victory three weeks ago at the Santa Anita Derby (G1), posting an Equibase score of 100 in the process. In 2026, So Happy has three races, posting a victory in mid-January at the San Vicente Stakes (G2), also with a score of 100. Hall of Famer Mike Smith is aboard this horse, and he took Justify to a Kentucky Derby win for Bob Baffert in 2018. Justify was the last Triple Crown winner, too. So Happy goes off from the No. 8 post, which has seen nine winners, tied for the second-most. The last was Mage in 2023, while the No. 8 spot has produced a 20.2 percent mark In the Money. Trainer Mark Glatt has never won the Kentucky Derby, but there is a first time for everything. This is a nice dark horse pick from a favorable spot in this wide-open race.
-Daniel Dobish

Bet: Win/Place/Show

2026 Kentucky Derby Field

Post	Horse	Trainer Name	Jockey Name	Odds
1	Renegade	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz Jr.	+400
2	Albus	Riley Mott	Manuel Franco	+4000
3	Intrepido	Jeff Mullins	Hector Barrios	+5000
4	Litmus Test	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia	+5000
5	Right to Party	Kenneth McPeek	Chris Elliott	+5000
6	Commandment	Brad Cox	Luis Saez	+500
7	Danon Bourbon	Manabu Ikezoe	Atsuya Nishimura	+1500
8	So Happy	Mark Glatt	Mike Smith	+1200
9	The Puma	Gustavo Delgado	Javier Castellano	+800
10	Wonder Dean	Daisuke Takayanagi	Ryusei Sakai	+4000
11	Incredibolt	Riley Mott	Jaime Torres	+2500
12	Chief Wallabee	William I. Mott	Junior Alvarado	+800
13	Silent Tactic	John C. Oxley	Cristian Torres	+3000
14	Potente	Bob Baffert	Juan Hernandez	+2000
15	Emerging Market	Chad C. Brown	Flavien Prat	+1500
16	Pavlovian	Doug O’Neill	Edwin Maldonado	+3500
17	Six Speed	Bhupat Seemar	TBD	+5000
18	Further Ado	Brad Cox	John Velazquez	+500
19	Golden Tempo	Cherie DeVaux	Jose Ortiz	+3000
20	Fulleffort	Brad Cox	Tyler Gaffalione	+2500

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