Litmus Test profile: 2026 Kentucky Derby odds, post position, history and more to know

Litmus Test profile: 2026 Kentucky Derby odds, post position, history and more to know Get caught up with Litmus Test's past performances, jockey, trainer and full analysis heading into the Run for the Roses By Gene Menez Apr 30, 2026 at 12:55 pm ET • 3 min read Imagn Images Earlier this year, trainer Bob Baffert called Litmus Test his top contender for the 2026 Kentucky Derby. But after a third-place finish in the Rebel Stakes and a woeful seventh place finish in the Arkansas Derby, Litmus Test has failed to live up to Baffert's expectations. Yet, on Saturday, this $875,000 purchase will be in the starting gate for the first leg of the Triple Crown with a longshot's chance to earn his trainer his seventh blanket of roses.

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