2024 Kentucky Derby: Odds, Date, time, how to watch and more to know about 150th race

Posted by Admin May 1, 2024 Horse Racing

The calendar has turned to May, and in the world of horse racing, that means it’s officially Kentucky Derby week.

The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be the 150th Run for the Roses and is set for Saturday, May 4. Twenty horses are set to compete in the race that’s happened annually – and without interruption – since 1875, including one substitute after a scratch from the race was announced Tuesday.

As the first leg of the American horse racing Triple Crown, it’s the most-watched and highest-attended horse race in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people have already flocked to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky for the race and preceding festivities while millions more are projected to tune in on TV.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

KENTUCKY DERBY: Full horses list and odds for the 2024 Run for the Roses

Kentucky Derby 2024: TV, streaming and where to watch

When: Saturday, May 4
Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville Kentucky
Cable TV: NBC
Streaming: Peacock; YouTube TV; fuboTV

HOW TO WATCH: See the full Kentucky Derby with a subscription to Peacock

How are starting positions decided in 2024 Kentucky Derby?

Each year, Churchill Downs decides the starting post position of each horse with a draw. One official will pull a piece of paper with a horse’s name out of a pile while another draws a paper with a gate number out of a separate pile.

In years past, this draw occurred on the Monday before the race, five days ahead of time. This year, the post-position draw occurred on Saturday, April 27, a full week before race day.

When is the Kentucky Oaks 2024?

The Kentucky Oaks, the Derby’s sister race, is a stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies, or female horses.

This year’s Kentucky Oaks will take place one day before the Kentucky Derby – Friday, May 3, 2024. The drawing for post position for the Oaks occurred before the drawing for the Derby on April 27.

Who are the contenders for the 2024 Kentucky Derby?

Here is the updated list of horses and their posts after the post-position drawing and Encino’s withdrawal from the race.

Post	Horse	Trainer	Jockey
1	Dornoch	Danny Gargan	Luis Saez
2	Sierra Leone	Chad Brown	Tyler Gaffalione
3	Mystik Dan	Kenny McPeek	Brian Hernandez Jr.
4	Catching Freedom	Brad Cox	Flavien Prat
5	Catalytic	Saffie Joseph Jr.	José Ortiz
6	Just Steel	D. Wayne Lukas	Keith Asmussen
7	Honor Marie	Whit Beckman	Ben Curtis
8	Just a Touch	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux
9	T O Password	Daisuke Takayanagi	Kazushi Kimura
10	Forever Young	Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai
11	Track Phantom	Steve Asmussen	Joel Rosario
12	West Saratoga	Larry Demeritte	Jesús Castañón
13	Endlessly	Michael McCarthy	Umberto Rispoli
14	Domestic Product	Chad Brown	Irad Ortiz Jr.
15	Grand Mo the First	Victor Barboza Jr.	Emisael Jaramillo
16	Fierceness	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez
17	Stronghold	Phil D’Amato	Antonio Fresu
18	Resilience	Bill Mott	Junior Alvarado
19	Society Man	Danny Gargan	Frankie Dettori
20	Epic Ride	John Ennis	Adam Beschizza

Note: Horses in posts 9-20 will wear numbers 10-21, respectively, after Encino was scratched from the race.

How many horses race in the Kentucky Derby?

Each year’s Kentucky Derby features 20 horses. They qualify from the United States as well as the “Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby” and “European Road to the Kentucky Derby,” according to the official race website.

How long is the Kentucky Derby?

The annual Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles of racing, or 10 furlongs. It is about two kilometers.

What is the Kentucky Derby record?

Secretariat set the record at Churchill Downs in 1973 with a time of 1:59.4.

Odds for 2024 Kentucky Derby:

Odds via CBS Sports, as of Sunday, April 28. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting app offering horse racing promos for this weekend.

Post	Horse	Morning-line odds (American odds)*
1	Dornoch	20-1 (+2000)
2	Sierra Leone	3-1 (+300)
3	Mystik Dan	20-1 (+2000)
4	Catching Freedom	8-1 (+800)
5	Catalytic	30-1 (+3000)
6	Just Steel	20-1 (+2000)
7	Honor Marie	20-1 (+2000)
8	Just a Touch	10-1 (+1000)
9	T O Password	30-1 (+3000)
10	Forever Young	10-1 (+1000)
11	Track Phantom	20-1 (+2000)
12	West Saratoga	50-1 (+5000)
13	Endlessly	30-1 (+3000)
14	Domestic Product	30-1 (+3000)
15	Grand Mo the First	50-1 (+5000)
16	Fierceness	5-2 (+250)
17	Stronghold	20-1 (+2000)
18	Resilience	20-1 (+2000)
19	Society Man	50-1 (+5000)
20	Epic Ride	30-1 (+3000)

*odds via CBS Sports on Wednesday, May 1

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