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The Kentucky Derby is horse racing’s biggest event and it takes place at Churchills Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. What time is the 2024 Kentucky Derby? Check out the time, TV channel, competing horses, and more.
What Time is the Kentucky Derby Today?
You can watch the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. The 20 competitors should be out to the gates at around 6:45 pm ET. For the attendees, the gates for the event open at 9 am ET while the First Post is at 10:30 am ET.
2024 Kentucky Derby TV Channel
If you are looking to watch the 2024 Kentucky Derby, you can check it out on NBC or with their streaming service Peacock.
Kentucky Derby Horses
Take a look at the horses that will be competing in the 2024 Kentucky Derby along with their odds to win. Fierceness is the current favorite sitting with odds of 5-2. Sierra Leone (3-1) and Catching Freedom (8-1) are close behind. 50-1 long shots include Grand Mo the First and Society Man.
| Post | Horse | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Post 1 | Dornoch | 20-1 |
| Post 2 | Sierra Leone | 3-1 |
| Post 3 | Mystik Dan | 20-1 |
| Post 4 | Catching Freedom | 8-1 |
| Post 5 | Catalytic | 30-1 |
| Post 6 | Just Steel | 20-1 |
| Post 7 | Honor Marie | 20-1 |
| Post 8 | Just a Touch | 10-1 |
| Post 9 | T O Password | 30-1 |
| Post 10 | Forever Young | 10-1 |
| Post 11 | Track Phantom | 20-1 |
| Post 12 | West Saratoga | 50-1 |
| Post 13 | Endlessly | 30-1 |
| Post 14 | Domestic Product | 30-1 |
| Post 15 | Grand Mo the First | 50-1 |
| Post 16 | Fierceness | 5-2 |
| Post 17 | Stronghold | 20-1 |
| Post 18 | Resilience | 20-1 |
| Post 19 | Society Man | 50-1 |
| Post 20 | Epic Ride | 30-1 |
Recent Kentucky Derby Winners
Who has won the Kentucky Derby in recent years? Check out all the winners of horse racing’s biggest event since 2011.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mage | Javier Castellano | Gustavo Delgado |
| 2022 | Rich Strike | Sonny Leon | Eric Reed |
| 2021 | Mandaloun | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox |
| 2020 | Authentic | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert |
| 2019 | Country House | Flavien Prat | Bill Mott |
| 2018 | Justify | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher |
| 2016 | Nyquist | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O’Neill |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman |
| 2013 | Orb | Joel Rosario | Claude McGaughey III |
| 2012 | I’ll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O’Neill |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | John Velazquez | Graham Motion |
Back in 2018, Justify won the Derby and went on to win the Triple Crown. American Pharoah also won the Triple Crown in 2015. Before that, a horse hadn’t reached the feat since 1978 when Affirmed won the crown. Fierceness is the favorite to win in 2024.
Where is the Kentucky Derby?
The Derby is raced at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race was first run back in 1875. The current purse is $5 million and the event includes its sibling race, the Kentucky Oaks which is raced on the Friday before Saturday’s big race.
Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. organized the Kentucky Derby after visiting Epsom in Surrey where there had been a Derby running annually since 1780. He returned to America and organized the Louisville Jockey Club to raise money for the track that became known as Churchill Downs. The name became official in 1937.
Over 100,000 people are usually in attendance while millions of people from around the world bet with online sportsbooks and watch the event. Traditions surround the event like the drinking of mint juleps, wearing ridiculous hats, and more.
