Kentucky Derby 2024 - Post Positions, Favorite Horses, Trainers & Jockeys

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2024 Kentucky Derby Odds & Post Positions

The May 4th running of the 2024 Kentucky Derby will be the landmark 150th time that the race has been held since the first thoroughbreds tore down the track in Louisville in 1875.

This year, post positions were officially announced on Saturday, April 27, 2024 as morning line odds, horses, trainers and jockeys were revealed for the 2024 Run for the Roses.

2024 Kentucky Derby post positions & morning line odds

HORSE POST POSITION	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 Jr.	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~~ scratched	Brad Cox	Axel Concepcion	20-1
10. T O Password (JPN)	Daisuke Takayanagi	Kazushi Kimura	30-1
11. Forever Young (JPN)	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
AE 21 Epic Ride	John Ennis	Adam Beschizza	50-1
AE 22 Mugatu	Jeff Engler	Joe Talamo	50-1

Picking a Derby winner

To choose the winner you need to know the pedigree of the horse and his past history in the Stakes races. How the horse handles various track conditions can mean the difference between a win or an also-ran.

Who trains and rides the colt is another fact that handicappers look at. Pros can also look back on patterns of past Kentucky Derby winners and use that knowledge to predict the outcome.

Since 2000, only three of the horses who were favorites at the start of the Kentucky Derby finished in the money. In 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus won and in 2004 Smarty Jones won. Empire Maker placed in 2003. Harlan's Holiday (2002), Bellamy Road (2005) and Sweetnorthernsaint (2006) all heavy favorites finished seventh.

The sweetheart of the odds makers in 2001, Point Given, ended his race in fifth place. In spite of all of the best guesses from odds makers, the final verdict can only be decided by the horse and rider when the winner crosses the finish line.

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