2024 Kentucky Derby News and Notes
Garland of Roses for the Kentucky Derby winner (Photo by Coady Photography/Churchill Downs)
March 27th, 2024
2024 KENTUCKY DERBY LATEST NEWS, LIVE UPDATES, ANALYSIS, CONTENDERS & ODDS INFORMATION
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| Post Position | Horse | Odds |
|---|
1 | Dornoch | 20-1 |
2 | Sierra Leone | 3-1 |
3 | Mystik Dan | 20-1 |
4 | Catching Freedom | 8-1 |
5 | Catalytic | 30-1 |
6 | Just Steel | 20-1 |
7 | Honor Marie | 20-1 |
8 | Just A Touch | 10-1 |
9 | Encino | 20-1 |
10 | T O Password (JPN) | 30-1 |
11 | Forever Young (JPN) | 10-1 |
12 | Track Phantom | 20-1 |
13 | West Saratoga | 50-1 |
14 | Endlessly | 30-1 |
15 | Domestic Product | 30-1 |
16 | Grand Mo The First | 50-1 |
17 | Fierceness | 5-2 |
18 | Stronghold | 20-1 |
19 | Resilience | 20-1 |
20 | Society Man | 50-1 |
AE21 | Epic Ride | NA |
AE22 | Mugatu | NA |
Meet your probable entrants for the 150th Kentucky Derby
Expert horse racing analysts Vance Hanson, James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Keeler Johnson analyze each athlete most likely competing at Churchill Downs May 4, 2024.
With extensive ratings, pros, cons, in-depth pedigree backgrounds, concise context on connections and abilities, this is a must have for forming a full picture of the Kentucky Derby starters to better prepare to place your wager.
An ultimate Kentucky Derby Guide that will leave you knowing the likelihood of these horses to earn a spot hitting the board. Next week, TwinSpires will publish our HANDICAPPING Betting Guide which contains expert picks and handicapping analysis from our experts for the Kentucky Derby, so be sure to watch for the final Betting Guide!
Official Kentucky Derby 150 program
Grab your official Kentucky Derby 150 Program before heading to horse races at Churchill Downs on May 4. Be sure to get yours before the last day to order on April 26. Programs will go to print after the post position draw and ship via FedEx with delivery by May 2.
Purchase your official Kentucky Derby 150 programs here!
Where to watch the 2024 Kentucky Derby
No matter where you are, you can now tune into the Derby using our live simulcast feed, among other networks and audio broadcasts. Find out all the ways you can watch and the full 2024 Kentucky Derby 150 schedule below.
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Analysis
- Kentucky Derby Pedigree Reports
- International Scouting Report
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Cornishman, Quiet Wisdom strike
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Society Man wins on class drop
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Be You breaks through
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Four winners running long
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Antiquarian scores for Pletcher
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Winners in Florida and New York
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Well-bred Tuscan Gold romps
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Speak Easy is the talk of the town
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Hall of Fame is very fast
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Pletcher saddles three winners
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Ari’s Magic sparkles on debut
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Flashy winners close out 2023
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Cox colts shine at Fair Grounds
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Winners from coast to coast
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Speed Runner runs to his name
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: How talented is El Capi?
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Five graduate at Churchill
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Carbone finishes fast in debut
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Nash dominates for Godolphin
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Knightsbridge impresses
- Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Churchill winners shine
Kentucky Derby Analysis
2024 Kentucky Derby Stable Alerts
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Kentucky Derby Features
- Tall Tales of the Kentucky Derby
- Tall Tales of the Track, Kentucky Derby Edition: A Question of Calks
- Bets, Brawls and Beefs at the 1911 Kentucky Derby
- Tall Tales of the Track: Splish, Splash
- Tall Tales of the Track: The Ups and Downs of Tango Shandy
- Tall Tales of the Track: When Fortune Smiled on Johnny
- Tall Tales of the Track, Kentucky Derby Edition: A Memorable Absence
- Tall Tales of the Track, Kentucky Derby Edition: A Man of Firsts
- Tall Tales of the Track, Kentucky Derby Edition: Bets, Brawls, and Beefs at the 1911 Derby
- The Heart that Wears the Crown
- Lists and Top 10s
- 2024 Dubai World Cup: Top 10 storylines
- Top 10 fastest Kentucky Derby times in history
- Top 10 best racehorses of all time
- Top 10 Biggest Horse Races In The World
- The 10 best Kentucky Derby winners of all time
- Top 10 Most Successful Trainers in Kentucky Derby History
- 10 Top Winning Kentucky Derby Jockeys of All Time
- The biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history
- Kentucky Derby scratches that changed history
- Top trainers on Road to Kentucky Derby and their past Derby history
- Betting and Handicapping
- When a speed horse is dominant, a closer can finish second
- Mucciolo’s Top 5 Betting Strategies for 2024
- How betting longshots exiting deep races can reap rewards
- If a race is wide open, don’t dismiss out-of-state shippers
- Second off layoff angle is powerful in Kentucky Derby preps
- Catching My Eye: Unpacking the Louisiana Derby
- Scully: Handicapping Fair Grounds All Stakes Pick 5
- Tampa Bay Pick 3 Play for Sunday March 24
- Trackside: 2024 Louisiana Derby Weekend at Fair Grounds [VIDEO]
- Trackside: 2024 Risen Star Week at Fair Grounds [VIDEO]
- Scully: Betting the Fair Grounds All-Stakes Pick 5 on Risen Star Day
- Catching My Eye: Asmussen has two pointed for Risen Star
- When a horse suddenly improves, is it a new normal?
- Can Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Predict the Kentucky Derby winner?
- What is the Kentucky Oaks/Derby Double?
- How long are the three Triple Crown races?
- Betting Strategy: Identifying lucrative multi-race sequences
- Identifying versatile sires can lead to lucrative payoffs
- Subtle class drops between tracks can yield winning bets
- When well-bred horses debut, wait for the right time to bet
- When turf turns soft, look for longshot speed horses
- When a horse specifically targets a race, take notice
- How field sizes can affect win percentages
- Like father, like son doesn’t always apply in horse racing
- When juveniles finish slowly in sprints, be careful betting them in routes
- Catch lucrative payoffs betting up-and-coming trainers
- Hot jockey-trainer duos can generate lofty win percentages
- When a meet starts, top trainers can win races in bunches
- Stakes histories can identify strong or vulnerable favorites
- Why forgiving a disappointing second start can reap rewards
- 28-1 longshot reiterates the power of changing distances
- What is a non-wagering event in horse racing?
- Longstanding track biases must be considered in handicapping
- The Science of Horse Racing: Understanding the Equine Mind
- The Science of Horse Racing: When Is Pedigree Useful?
- The Science of Horse Racing: Bits
- Business
- Kentucky Derby 2023 Purse: How much prize money the winning jockey will earn
- Kentucky Derby 2023 Purse: How much prize money the winning owner and trainer will earn
- Kentucky Derby 2022 Purse: How much prize money the winning jockey will earn
- Horses: $122 Billion annually to the US Economy
- How has the winning time of the Kentucky Derby changed over time?
- The impact of the new Road to the Kentucky Derby points system
- Swimming in the pools of Kentucky Derby betting enthusiasm
- Evolving prize money helps drive horse racing’s economics
- The Culinary Spectacle of the Kentucky Derby: A Feast of Tradition and Excitement
- Lucrative exactas reiterate the power of Grade 1-to-maiden class drop
- Celebrities and Ownership
- Historical and Records
- Post Positions That Produced The Most & Fewest Kentucky Derby Winners
- Commander Compton shows how strong a horse’s surface preferences can be
- 150 years of Kentucky Derby winners: 1875-1924
- 150 years of Kentucky Derby Winners: 1925-1974
- 150 years of Kentucky Derby winners: 1975-2023
- Catching up with champions: Second careers for two fan favorites
- The Big Payoff: Donerail’s Derby
- Faded Glory: Forgotten Kentucky Derby Winners (Omar Khayyam, 1917)
- Growth in Kentucky Derby Day betting virtually unabated in its modern history
- Kentucky Derby dynasties: Visualizing today's most successful bloodlines
- A Clean Start: The Evolution of the Kentucky Derby Starting Gate
- A Classic Connection: How Derby horses fare in the Breeders' Cup Classic
- The 2023 Breeders' Cup Content Hub
- Who was the biggest underdog ever to win the Kentucky Derby?
- Kentucky Derby race length and distance: how long is the race?
- How has the winning time of the Kentucky Derby changed over time?
- Kentucky Derby Flashback: 2012 I'll Have Another [VIDEO]
- Kentucky Derby Flashback: 1992 with Lil E Tee [VIDEO]
- How Matt Winn Saved Kentucky Racing with Those Paris Machines
- Kentucky Derby glory a longshot for major juvenile winners
- The Churchill Downs match still in doubt after a century
- Five of the biggest shocks in Kentucky Derby history
- Faded Glory: The Kentucky Derby’s Forgotten Winners (Ben Ali, 1886)
- Faded Glory: The Kentucky Derby’s Forgotten Winners (Spokane, 1889)
- Faded Glory: Forgotten Kentucky Derby Winners (Worth, 1912)
2024 Kentucky Derby News
- Derby Gives 2024: Racing for more
- 2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Workouts
- Kentucky Derby Contexts
- West Saratoga – Kentucky Derby Context
- Mystik Dan – Kentucky Derby Context
- Catalytic – Kentucky Derby Context
- Society Man – Kentucky Derby Context
- Honor Marie – Kentucky Derby Context
- Domestic Product – Kentucky Derby Context
- Catching Freedom – Kentucky Derby Context
- Track Phantom – Kentucky Derby Context
- Dornoch – Kentucky Derby Context
- Just Steel – Kentucky Derby Context
- Forever Young – Kentucky Derby Context
- Stronghold – Kentucky Derby Context
- Just a Touch – Kentucky Derby Context
- Sierra Leone – Kentucky Derby Context
- Fierceness – Kentucky Derby Context
- Resilience – Kentucky Derby Context
- Endlessly – Kentucky Derby Context
- T O Password - Kentucky Derby Context
Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Fierceness hardens into Kentucky Derby favoritism at 5-2 in Pool 6
- Fierceness installed at 7-2 for final 2024 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Sierra Leone ranks as overall 7-1 favorite in KDFW Pool 5; Impel favored in Oaks Future
- Sierra Leone, Tarifa early favorites in Kentucky Derby and Oaks future pools
- Sierra Leone becomes 6-1 individual favorite in KDFW Pool 4
- Locked installed at 10-1 for Pool 4 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Horses to watch in Pool 3 of 2024 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Fierceness holds steady at 8-1; 'All Others' 2-1 in KDFW Pool 3
- Fierceness installed at 8-1 for Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Fierceness popular in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
- Fierceness installed at 15-1 in Pool 2 of 2024 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Betting begins on Pool 1 of 2024 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Road to the Kentucky Derby
Meet the Contenders
- May 4 - Kentucky Derby
- May 3 - Kentucky Oaks
- April 13 - Lexington - Encino
- April 6 - Santa Anita Derby - Stronghold
- April 6 - Blue Grass - Sierra Leone
- April 6 - Wood Memorial - Resilience
- Arkansas Derby - Muth
- Florida Derby - Fierceness
- UAE Derby - Forever Young (JPN)
- Louisiana Derby - Catching Freedom
- Jeff Ruby Steaks - Endlessly
- Tampa Bay Derby - Domestic Product
- San Felipe - Imagination
- John Battaglia Memorial - Encino
- Fountain of Youth - Dornoch
- Gotham - Deterministic
- Rebel - Timberlake
- Sunland Derby - Stronghold
- Risen Star - Sierra Leone
- Sam F. Davis - No More Time
- Withers - Uncle Heavy
- Robert B. Lewis - Nysos
- Holy Bull - Hades
- Southwest - Mystik Dan
- Lecomte - Track Phantom
- Jerome - Drum Roll Please
- Smarty Jones - Catching Freedom
- Gun Runner - Track Phantom
- Los Alamitos Futurity - Wynstock
- Springboard Mile - Otto the Conqueror
- Remsen - Dornoch
- Kentucky Jockey Club - Honor Marie
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Fierceness
- Street Sense - Liberal Arts
- American Pharoah - Muth
- Breeders' Cup Futurity - Locked
- Champagne - Timberlake
- Iroquois - West Saratoga
