The 152nd Run for the Roses will go to post at 6:57 pm ET at the historic Churchill Downs. For the first time in a very long time, there really is no clear-cut favorite in the field. That fact may not matter to bettors much because it has been eight years since the betting favorite has won the Kentucky Derby. It will be a large field of 19 horses that will break from the starting gates on Saturday evening. Collectively, it feels like the field is pretty wide open. Here are three horses that could tell the story of the 2026 race. Renegade Post 1: The Favorite With a Target on His Back In some sports, it is an advantage to draw number one, but in horse racing in a field of 19, this is dreaded. The rail. No horse has won the Kenucky Derby from this spot since 1986. It certainly isn’t impossible, but it makes it harder. That is the first thing working against Renegade who was the morning-line favorite. He is a winner, though. He won the Arkansas Derby by four lengths and the Sam F Davis Stakes in February.…