The post positions are set for the 2017 Kentucky Derby taking place on May 6th from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Listed below are the post positions and opening odds.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
| 1 | Lookin At Lee | Corey Lanerie | Steve Asmussen | 20-1 |
| 2 | Thunder Snow | Christophe Soumillion | Saeed bin Suroor | 20-1 |
| 3 | Fast and Accurate | Channing Hill | Mike Maker | 50-1 |
| 4 | Untrapped | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | 30-1 |
| 5 | Always Dreaming | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 5-1 |
| 6 | State of Honor | Jose Lezcano | Mark Casse | 30-1 |
| 7 | Girvin | Mike Smith | Joe Sharp | 15-1 |
| 8 | Hence | Florent Geroux | Steve Asmussen | 15-1 |
| 9 | Irap | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O’Neill | 20-1 |
| 10 | Gunnevera | Javier Castellano | Antonio Sano | 15-1 |
| 11 | Battle of Midway | Flavien Prat | Jerry Hollendorfer | 30-1 |
| 12 | Sonneteer | Kent Desormeaux | Keith Desormeaux | 50-1 |
| 13 | J Boys Echo | Luis Saez | Dale Romans | 20-1 |
| 14 | Classic Empire | Julian Leparoux | Mark Casse | 4-1 |
| 15 | McCraken | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian Wilkes | 5-1 |
| 16 | Tapwrit | Jose Ortiz | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 |
| 17 | Irish War Cry | Rajiv Maragh | Graham Motion | 6-1 |
| 18 | Gormley | Victor Espinoza | John Shirreffs | 15-1 |
| 19 | Practical Joke | Joel Rosario | Chad Brown | 20-1 |
| 20 | Patch | Tyler Gaffalione | Todd Pletcher | 30-1 |
| AE | Royal Mo | Gary Stevens | John Shirreffs | 20-1 |
| AE | Master Plan | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 50-1 |
