The 2024 Kentucky Derby should see a full field of 20 horses going from the starting gate today, and what should be a wide-open Run for the Roses is set for a post time of 6:57 p.m. on Saturday.
The race is for three-year-old horses, with a total prize pool of $5 million making it the richest prize outside of the Breeder’s Cup in American thoroughbred racing. All horses had to qualify via the Road to the Kentucky Derby points system, with one entering via the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby in T O Password.
The field does have two strong favorites in Fierceness, the morning line chalk at 5-2, and the 3-1 Sierra Leone. But the rest of the horses are at no better than 8-1 via Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia’s projected final pricing.
Here are the opening odds, followed by the latest track odds, from Churchill Downs ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby:
Last updated: May 4 6:39 p.m.
2024 Kentucky Derby Latest Odds
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Current Odds | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Current Odds | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Dornoch | Danny Gargan | Luis Saez | 22-1 | 20-1 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione | 9-2 | 3-1 |
| 3 | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez | 18-1 | 20-1 |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 8-1 | 8-1 |
| 5 | Catalytic | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Jose Ortiz | 34-1 | 30-1 |
| 6 | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Keith Asmussen | 21-1 | 20-1 |
| 7 | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 15-1 | 20-1 |
| 8 | Just a Touch | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 11-1 | 10-1 |
| 10 | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura | 48-1 | 30-1 |
| 11 | Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai | 6-1 | 10-1 |
| 12 | Track Phantom | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 40-1 | 20-1 |
| 13 | West Saratoga | Larry Demeritte | Jesus Castanon | 22-1 | 50-1 |
| 14 | Endlessly | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 47-1 | 30-1 |
| 15 | Domestic Product | Chad Brown | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 28-1 | 30-1 |
| 16 | Grand Mo the First | Victor Barboza, Jr. | Emisael Jaramillo | 48-1 | 50-1 |
| 17 | Fierceness | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 3-1 | 5-2 |
| 18 | Stronghold | Phil D’Amato | Antonio Fresu | 35-1 | 20-1 |
| 19 | Resilience | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 31-1 | 20-1 |
| 20 | Society Man | Danny Gargan | Frankie Dettori | 47-1 | 50-1 |
| 21 | Epic Ride | John Ennis | Adam Beschizza | 46-1 | 30-1 |
