The 150th Kentucky Derby will run on Saturday with 20 horses competing to reach the winner’s circle. This year’s Florida Derby winner, Fierceness, is trained by Todd Pletcher and enters the weekend as a 5/2 favorite.
The mint juleps will be flowing and the hats will be as wacky as ever when the fans reach the grounds of Churchill Downs on Saturday. Fans and celebrities from across the globe make their way to Louisville on the first Saturday in May every year to witness this incredible spectacle and this year is no different.
Pletcher has won the Eclipse Award as horse racing’s top trainer eight times, and he will have Fierceness ready to go when the horses fire out of the starting gate on Saturday evening. Pletcher already has two Kentucky Derby winners on his resume (Super Saver in 2010, Always Dreaming in 2017).
So which horses do you take? And in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling’s picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
There were some concerns about thunderstorms reaching the area around post time, but that no longer seems to be in the forecast as there is just a 15% chance of rain at 6:57 p.m. ET, according to the Weather Channel.
Below is all the information you need to know about the 150th Kentucky Derby.
How to watch the 2024 Kentucky Derby
Date: Saturday, May 4
Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
Location: Churchill Downs — Louisville, Kentucky
TV: NBC | Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
2024 Kentucky Derby odds, positions
No. 1 post: 1 Dornoch (20-1)
No. 2 post: 2 Sierra Leone (3-1)
No. 3 post: 3 Mystik Dan (20-1)
No. 4 post: 4 Catching Freedom (8-1)
No. 5 post: 5 Catalytic (30-1)
No. 6 post: 6 Just Steel (20-1)
No. 7 post: 7 Honor Marie (20-1)
No. 8 post: 8 Just a Touch (10-1)
No. 9 post: 10 TO Password (30-1)
No. 10 post: 11 Forever Young (10-1)
No. 11 post: 12 Track Phantom (20-1)
No. 12 post: 13 West Saratoga (50-1)
No. 13 post: 14 Endlessly (30-1)
No. 14 post: 15 Domestic Product (30-1)
No. 15 post: 16 Grand Mo the First (50-1)
No. 16 post: 17 Fierceness (5/2)
No. 17 post: 18 Stronghold (20-1)
No. 18 post: 19 Resilience (20-1)
No. 19 post: 20 Society Man (50-1)
No. 20 post: 21 Epic Ride (30-1)
Where is the Kentucky Derby?
Per tradition, the Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
How long is the Kentucky Derby?
Since 1896, the race has been 1 1/4 miles.
Who wins the 2024 Kentucky Derby, and how can our 2024 Kentucky Derby cheat sheets make you a better horse racing handicapper? Visit SportsLine to see Jody Demling’s Kentucky Derby picks and see all the intel on the 2024 Kentucky Derby field with our 2024 Kentucky Derby cheat sheet and past performance.
