| 2008 Kentucky Derby Field | ||||||||
| Post | Silks | Horse | Odds | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Sire | Dam |
| 1 |
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Cool Coal Man | 20-1 | Julien Leparoux | Nick Zito | Robert LaPenta | Mineshaft | Coral Sea |
| 2 |
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Tale of Ekati | 15-1 | Eibar Coa | Barclay Tagg | Charles Fipke | Tale of the Cat | Silence Beauty |
| 3 |
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Anak Nakal | 30-1 | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Four Roses Thoroughbreds | Victory Gallop | Misk |
| 4 |
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Court Vision | 20-1 | Garrett Gomez | William Mott | WinStar Farm and IEAH Stables | Gulch | Weekend Storm |
| 5 |
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Eight Belles | 20-1 | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms | Unbridled’s Song | Away |
| 6 |
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Z Fortune | 15-1 | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Zayat Stables LLC | Siphon | Fortunate Faith |
| 7 |
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Big Truck | 50-1 | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | Eric Fein | Hook and Ladder | Ginny |
| 8 |
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Visionaire | 20-1 | Jose Lezcano | Michael Matz | Team Valor Int’l. & Vision Racing | Grand Slam | Scarlet Tango |
| 9 |
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Pyro | 6-1 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | Pulpit | Wild Vision |
| 10 |
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Colonel John | 4-1 | Corey Nakatani | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm | Tiznow | Sweet Damsel |
| 11 |
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Z Humor | 30-1 | Rene Douglas | William Mott | Zayat Stables | Distorted Humor | Offtheoldblock |
| 12 |
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Smooth Air | 20-1 | Manoel Cruz | Bennie Stutts, Jr. | Mount Joy Stables Inc. | Smooth Jazz | Air France |
| 13 |
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Bob Black Jack | 20-1 | Richard Migliore | James Kasparoff | Jeff Harmon and Tim Kasparoff | Stormy Jack | Molly’s Prospector |
| 14 |
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Monba | 15-1 | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight, Lucarelli and Saylor | Maria’s Mon | Hamba |
| 15 |
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Adriano | 30-1 | Edgar Prado | Graham Motion | Courtlandt Farm | A.P. Indy | Gold Canyon |
| 16 |
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Denis of Cork | 20-1 | Calvin Borel | David Carroll | William and Suzanne Warren Jr. | Harlan’s Holiday | Unbridled Girl |
| 17 |
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Cowboy Cal | 20-1 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Stonerside Stable | Giant’s Causeway | Texas Tammy |
| 18 |
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Recapturetheglory | 20-1 | E. T. Baird | Louie J. Roussel, III | Ronnie Lamarque | Cherokee Run | Cold Awakening |
| 19 |
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Gayego | 15-1 | Mike Smith | Paulo Lobo | Cubanacan Stables | Gilded Time | Devils Lake |
| 20 |
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Big Brown | 3-1 | Kent Desormeaux | Rick Dutrow | IEAH Stable and Paul Pompa | Boundary | Mien |