NEWSLETTER
The 2024 Kentucky Derby is just a few days away! Who is the favorite? Check out the odds for horse racing’s biggest event!
Fierceness Sits as Current Favorite
Fierceness has odds of 5-2 and is the current favorite to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Sierra Leone (3-1) and Catching Freedom (8-1) are close behind.
The favorite hasn’t won a Kentucky Derby since back in 2018 when Justify won the race. That year, Justify was 3-0 to start that season and ended up winning the Triple Crown. Fierceness has never raced at Churchill Downs. The horse is coming off an impressive win at the Florida Derby.
2024 Kentucky Derby Odds
The 2024 Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday, May 4. Here is a look at the post positions and odds for every horse in the race.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dornoch | Danny Gargan | Luis Saez | 20-1 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione | 3-1 |
| 3 | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez | 20-1 |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 8-1 |
| 5 | Catalytic | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Jose Ortiz | 30-1 |
| 6 | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Keith Asmussen | 20-1 |
| 7 | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 20-1 |
| 8 | Just a Touch | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 10-1 |
| 9 | Encino | Brad Cox | Axel Concepcion | SCR |
| 10 | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura | 30-1 |
| 11 | Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai | 10-1 |
| 12 | Track Phantom | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 20-1 |
| 13 | West Saratoga | Larry Demeritte | Jesus Castanon | 50-1 |
| 14 | Endlessly | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 30-1 |
| 15 | Domestic Product | Chad Brown | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 30-1 |
| 16 | Grand Mo the First | Victor Barboza, Jr. | Emisael Jaramillo | 50-1 |
| 17 | Fierceness | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 5-2 |
| 18 | Stronghold | Phil D’Amato | Antonio Fresu | 20-1 |
| 19 | Resilience | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 20-1 |
| 20 | Society Man | Danny Gargan | Frankie Dettori | 50-1 |
| 21 | Epic Ride | John Ennis | Adam Beschizza | 50-1 |
| 22 | Mugatu | Jeff Engler | Joe Talamo | 50-1 (AE) |
Who Won the 2023 Kentucky Derby?
Mage took home the 2023 Kentucky Derby with jockey Javier Castellano. Check out the full results from last year’s race.
| Finish | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mage | Gustavo Delgado | Javier Castellano |
| 2 | Two Phil’s | Larry Rivelli | Jareth Loveberry |
| 3 | Angel of Empire | Brad H. Cox | Flavien Prat |
| 4 | Disarm | Steven M. Asmussen | Joel Rosario |
| 5 | Hit Show | Brad H. Cox | Manuel Franco |
| 6 | Derma Sotogake (JPN) | Hidetaka Otonashi | Christophe Lemaire |
| 7 | Tapit Trice | Todd A. Pletcher | Luis Saez |
| 8 | Raise Cain | Ben Colbrook | Gerardo Corrales |
| 9 | Rocket Can | William I. Mott | Junior Alvarado |
| 10 | Confidence Game | J. Keith Desormeaux | James Graham |
| 11 | Sun Thunder | Kenneth G. McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 12 | Mandarin Hero (JPN) | Terunobu Fujita | Kazushi Kimura |
| 13 | Reincarnate | Tim Yakteen | John Velazquez |
| 14 | Kingsbarns | Todd A. Pletcher | José Ortiz |
| 15 | King Russell | Ron Moquett | Rafael Bejarano |
| 16 | Verifying | Brad H. Cox | Tyler Gaffalione |
| 17 | Jace’s Road | Brad H. Cox | Florent Geroux |
| 18 | Cyclone Mischief | Dale L. Romans | Irad Ortiz Jr.[a] |
When is the 2024 Kentucky Derby?
You can check out the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. The 20 competitors should be out to the gates at around 6:45 pm ET. The gates for the event open at 9 am ET while the First Post is at 10:30 am ET.
You can watch the race on NBC or use their Peacock streaming service to catch the event. Martha Stewart is the Grand Marshal of this year’s event. Last year, Kansas City Chiefs star-quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the Grand Marshal. Other Grand Marshals in the past decade have included actor Jeff Bridges, rapper Jack Harlow, and NFL coach Sean Payton.
