KENTUCKY DERBY 2011

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The post positions for the 2011 Kentucky Derby will be announced around 5:00pm ET today. To be considered for a spot in the race you had to put your name in the entry box earlier this morning.

The Kentucky Derby runs a maximum of 20 horses, but today 22 horses entered their names. Louisville, we have problem.

Positions in the race are awarded based on earnings in graded stakes races. There are two likely horses that won't make the cut. Their only hope is if a other horses are withdrawn before the race, which nobody wants to see that happen because it likely means an injury.

Uncle Mo, Dialed In, Archarcharch, Comma to the Top, and Midnight Interlude are the top five horses in the race. Dialed In has become the favorite since the news of Uncle being treated for a gastrointestinal infection. He won't ride in the Derby if he hasn't fully recovered.

Other entries for the 137^th Derby are Pants on Fire, Soldat, Brilliant Speed, Irish import Master of Hounds, Twice the Appeal, Nehro and Mucho Macho Man.

The rest of the entries are Decisive Moment, Animal Kingdom, Stay Thirsty, Santiva, Watch Me Go, Shackleford, Twinspired, Derby Kitten, Sway Away and Ruler On Ice.

Sway Away and Ruler on Ice are the two horses that are the least likely to make the field. It's possible Uncle Mo may not race which would open up a spot for one of them.