The first Saturday in May is just one week away, and with it comes the 150th Run for the Roses. The 2024 Kentucky Derby runs on May 4 at Churchill Downs, with a post time set for 6:57 p.m.
The favorite is the No. 17 horse Fierceness, with 5/2 morning line odds set by track oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. The Todd Pletcher trainee dogwalked the field in the Florida Derby, posting a gaudy 107 speed figure for his third career win in five starts. A maiden win on the mud at Saratoga last August might be good for a tough track in Louisville today as well.
The second-best odds belong to Sierra Leone in the No. 2 position. With three wins in four starts, the Chad Brown horse took the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes exactly 28 days ago at Keeneland. The scion of Gun Runner and Heavenly Love was bred in Kentucky, and beat a good portion of this field in Lexington just four weeks ago.
Here is the full 2024 Kentucky Derby field with post positions and the morning line from Churchill Downs:
2024 Kentucky Derby Field and Morning Line
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning Line 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 | 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 |
| 10 | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura | 30-1 |
| 11 | Forever Young | 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 |
| 21 | Epic Ride | John Ennis | Adam Beschizza | 30-1 |
| Alternate | Mugatu | Jeff Engler | Joe Talamo | 30-1 |
