2024 Kentucky Derby news, data and analysis
A compilation of news, blogs, facts, analysis, odds, contenders and data relating to the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby can be found below in our one stop shop!
Official Kentucky Derby 150 Programs
Grab the official Kentucky Derby 150 Program before heading to Churchill on May 4. The last day to order is on April 26 with programs going to print after the post position draw, and shipped via FedEx with a delivery date of May 2. Get yours while they last. Purchase your official Kentucky Derby 150 programs here!
Most Recent Kentucky Derby horse racing news from Brisnet from 2023:
- Forte scratched from Kentucky Derby (05/06/23)
- Lord Miles, Practical Move out; Cyclone Mischief, Mandarin Hero in Kentucky Derby (05/04/23)
- Forte draws post 15 as 3-1 favorite in 2023 Kentucky Derby (05/01/23)
- Get to know the 2023 Kentucky Derby contenders (04/17/23)
- First Mission appears Preakness-bound, Disarm picks up necessary Derby points in Lexington (04/15/23)
- Top two finish in Lexington would give Disarm a spot in the Derby (04/12/23)
Post Positions for the 150th Kentucky Derby
Post # | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Speed Figures | ML Odds |
1 | Dornoch | Luis Saez | Danny Gargan | 94 | 20-1 |
2 | Sierra Leone | Tyler Gaffalione | Chad Brown | 101 | 3-1 |
3 | Mystik Dan | Brian Hernandez, Jr. | Kenneth McPeek | 92 | 20-1 |
4 | Catching Freedom | Flavien Prat | Brad Cox | 100 | 8-1 |
5 | Catalytic | Jose Ortiz | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 90 | 30-1 |
6 | Just Steel | Keith Asmussen | D. Wayne Lukas | 97 | 20-1 |
7 | Honor Marie | Ben Curtis | Whitworth Beckman | 99 | 20-1 |
8 | Just A Touch | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox | 100 | 10-1 |
9 | Encino | Axel Conceptcion | Brad Cox | 95 | 20-1 |
10 | T O Password (JPN) | Daisuke Taka | Daisuke Takayanagi | NA | 30-1 |
11 | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Tahagi | NA | 10-1 |
12 | Track Phantom | Joel Rosario | Steve Asmussen | 97 | 20-1 |
13 | West Saratoga | Jesus Castanon | Larry Dermeritte | 87 | 50-1 |
14 | Endlessly | Uberto Rispoli | Michael W. McCarthy | 91 | 30-1 |
15 | Domestic Product | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Chard Brown | 84 | 30-1 |
16 | Grand Mo The First | Emisael Jaramillo | Victor Barboza, Jr | 88 | 50-1 |
17 | Fierceness | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 106 | 5-1 |
18 | Stronghold | Antonio Fresu | Phillip DAmato | 98 | 20-1 |
19 | Resilience | Junior Alvarado | William Mott | 104 | 20-1 |
20 | Society Man | Frankie Dettori | Danny Gargan | 102 | 50-1 |
Current Leaderboard of Top 20 Point Earners
Rank | Horse | Points |
1 | Fierceness | 136 |
2 | Catching Freedom | 125 |
3 | Forever Young (JPN) | 100 |
4 | Endlessly | 100 |
5 | Track Phantom | 70 |
6 | West Saratoga | 67 |
7 | Just Steel | 65 |
8 | Honor Marie | 65 |
9 | Dornoch | 60 |
10 | Domestic Product | 60 |
Rank | Horse | Points |
11 | Sierra Leone | 55 |
12 | Catalytic | 50 |
13 | Deterministic | 50 |
14 | Mystik Dan | 46 |
15 | No More Time | 45 |
16 | Grand Mo the First | 40 |
17 | Common Defense | 37 |
18 | Hades | 30 |
19 | El Grande O | 30 |
20 | T O Password | Japan Invite |
Last updated April 13, 2024
2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby
April
Lexington – April 13, 2023
Santa Anita Derby – April 6, 2023
Blue Grass – April 6, 2023
Wood Memorial – April 6, 2023
March
Arkansas Derby – March 30, 2024
Florida Derby – March 30, 2024
UAE Derby – March 30, 2024
Jeff Ruby Steaks – March 23, 2024
Louisiana Derby – March 23, 2024
Tampa Bay Derby – March 9, 2024
San Felipe Stakes – March 3, 2024
John Battaglia Memorial – March 2, 2024
Gotham Stakes – March 2, 2024
Fountain of Youth Stakes – March 2, 2024
February
Rebel Stakes – February 24, 2024
Sunland Derby – February 18, 2024
Risen Star Stakes – February 17, 2023
Sam F. Davis Stakes – February 10, 2023
Withers Stakes – February 3, 2023
Robert B. Lewis Stakes – February 3, 2024
Holy Bull Stakes – February 3, 2024
Southwest Stakes – February 3, 2024
January
Lecomte Stakes – January 20, 2024
Jerome Stakes – January 6, 2024
Smarty Jones Stakes – January 1, 2024
December
Gun Runner Stakes – December 23, 2023
Los Alamitos Futurity – December 16, 2023
Springboard Mile – December 15, 2023
Remsen Stakes – December 2, 2023
November
Kentucky Jockey Club – November 25, 2023
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – November 3, 2023
October
Street Sense – October 29, 2023
Breeders’ Futurity – October 7, 2023
American Pharoah Stakes – October 7, 2023
Champagne Stakes – October 7, 2023
September
Iroquois – September 16, 2023
Kentucky Derby Future Wager
- Fierceness heavily favored in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6
- Sierra Leone, Impel favored in Kentucky Derby, Oaks Future Wager pools
- Sierra Leone rises to individual favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
- All Others, Fierceness remain popular in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
- Fierceness pegged at 8-1 for Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager