The Official EARLY 2024 Kentucky Derby Betting Guide
April 25th, 2024
Meet your probable entrants for Kentucky Derby 150!
Expert horse racing analysts Vance Hanson, James Scully, Kellie Reilly and Keeler Johnson have analyzed 'the who' for each athlete most likely competing on May 4, 2024.
Ratings, Pros, Cons, rich pedigree backgrounds, concise context on connections and abilities...this is a must for forming a full picture of the Kentucky Derby starters.
Truly a guide, you will know the likelihood of these horses to earn a spot hitting the board. Next week, TwinSpires will publish our HANDICAPPING Betting Guide which contains our expert picks and handicapping analysis for the Kentucky Derby, so be sure to watch for the final Betting Guide.
Every Kentucky Derby hopeful can be found inside our EARLY Betting Guide for the Kentucky Derby. With rich pedigree insights and concise contextual analysis for each angle of contenders, this EARLY Betting Guide is crucial for knowing the competition in the extensive Kentucky Derby field. Find additional information on our Japanese contenders!
Churchill Downs At a Glance report for the previous meet
Find the data behind Churchill Downs stats and trends for the last full meet below. Inside the free PDF Betting Guide Download, you can find more stats for hot trainers, hot jockeys and cold jockeys.
| CHURCHILL DOWNS AT A GLANCE | |
|---|---|
| Avg. Winning Odds: 5.67 – 1 | |
| Favorite Win%: 35%, Favorite Itm%: 71% | |
| EXOTICS | PAYOFF |
| Exacta | 90.00 |
| Daily Double | 92.31 |
| Trifecta | 1,001.68 |
| Pick 3 | 587.67 |
| Superfecta | 7,904.47 |
| Pick 4 | 6,415.54 |
| Pick 5 | 28,297.53 |
| Pick 6 Jackpot | 200,966.84 |
| Super High Five | 5,301.33 |
| TRACK BIAS MEET(09/14 – 11/26) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | # Race | % Wire | Best Style | Best Posts |
| 6.5fDirt | 39 | 15% | E/P | Rail/Ins |
| 7.0fDirt | 43 | 40% | E | Inside |
| 1 MileDirt | 46 | 22% | P | Inside |
| 1 1/16mDirt | 73 | 32% | E/P | Middle |
| Turf Sprint | 12 | 25% | P | Outside |
| Turf Routes | 28 | 4% | P | Mid/Out |
| TRACK BIAS WEEK(11/20 – 11/26) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | # Race | % Wire | Best Style | Best Posts |
| 6.5fDirt | 8 | 0% | S | Rail/Ins |
| 7.0fDirt | 10 | 40% | E | Inside |
| 1 MileDirt | 11 | 27% | E | Middle |
| 1 1/16mDirt | 14 | 21% | E/P | Rail/Ins |
| Turf Sprint | 0 | 0% | – | na |
| Turf Routes | 1 | 0% | S | Inside |
