Journalism is 3-1 morning line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No.

8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in the horse racing’s marquee event.Sovereignty is the 5-1 second choice of 20 horses and will start from the No.18 post outside Sandman, who drew the No.

17 spot on Saturday night and is the 6-1 third choice for the $5 million Grade 1 race at Churchill Downs.Bob Baffert’s two entrants face longer odds in the Hall of Fame trainer’s return to Churchill Downs after a four-year suspension.Rodriguez is a 12-1 choice from the No.

4 post while Citizen Bull is a 20-1 longshot after drawing the No.1 post.Journalism’s spot drew the most attention for horse racing’s marquee event on May 3 for 3-year-olds.

He has been the presumptive favorite with a four-race winning streak including both starts this year along with a fourth in his debut last fall at Santa Anita.The No.8 spot has yielded nine wins in 94 starts since the starting gate was first used in 1930, tied for second most with the No.

10 post (88 starts).The No.

5 post has forged 10 victories in 95 starts.Those other two spots went to Todd Pletcher-trained Grande (20-1, No.10), while D.

Wayne Lukas’ American Promise is a 30-1 long shot from the No.5.California-based Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy is coming off a 3/4-length victory over Baeza, an also-eligible Derby entrant, in the Grade 1 San Anita Derby on April 5, the bay colt’s third straight graded stakes win that earned 122.5 points during the qualifying season, good for third....