with the scratch today of bafferts horse
 

are the numbers still the same/ for example is wicked strong still number 20 or will he be 19 with the scratch?
thank you

Like any scratch, the numbers will remain the same. Pablo Del Monte will wear #21 if he does not scratch.

Wicked Strong drops down to 19, no?

Was thinking about PP, not saddle cloth. womp womp

He will leave from the 19 post, but wear #20.

In the event of one or more scratches after the determination of post positions and prior to the Scratch Deadline, then (i) starters with post positions higher than the post position of the scratched starter will be moved to the next lowest empty post position (i.e., toward the inside rail of the race track) and (ii) the Also Eligible Horse that becomes a starter (if any) will receive the lowest post position available after the post positions of the other starters have been moved as provided above. In the event one or more scratches occur after the Scratch Deadline, no Also Eligible Horses will be permitted to start and the post positions shall be moved, without changing the order of the starters, as determined by the stewards and CDRT to be in the best interests of the safety of the race participants. Post positions shall be moved for each scratch that occurs so that there are no empty post positions in-between horses at the start of the Kentucky Derby. Detailed rules governing the post-position draw process are available from the Racing Secretary’s office and will be distributed prior to the Closing. These rules shall control. The owner of the winner of the Race shall receive a gold trophy.