150th Kentucky Derby: What to know about competitors, how to watch and more
It's mint julep season. The 150th Kentucky Derby race will take place on Saturday, May 4.
Here's how you can watch it, this year's lineup, and answers to all of your Derby questions.
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What time is the main Kentucky Derby race? Where to watch 2024 Kentucky Derby
When: Saturday, May 4
Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville Kentucky
Cable TV: NBC
What horse is favored to win the Kentucky Derby?
The horses with the current best odds, according to CBS Sports, are Sierra Leone at Post 2, trained by Chad Brown and jockeyed by Tyler Gafflione, and Fierceness at Post 13, trained by Todd Pletcher and jockeyed by the three-time Kentucky Derby winner, John Velazquez.
Interestingly, Fierceness is starting at post-17, which has never produced a winner in the 94 years the starting gate has existed.
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How many horses are in the 2024 Kentucky Derby?
There are 20 posts in the Kentucky Derby, and while there are 20 horses in total slated to race, there are two additional "also-eligible" horses that will take the place of any horse "scratched," or removed from the race before it begins. The also-eligible horses this year are Epic Ride (#21) and Mugatu (#22).
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What is the lineup for the Kentucky Derby?
Post and Odds listed below via CBS Sports:
Post 1: Dornoch Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 2: Sierra Leone Odds: 3-1 (+300)
Post 3: Mystik Dan Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 4: Catching Freedom Odds: 8-1 (+800)
Post 5: Catalytic Odds: 30-1 (+3000)
Post 6: Just Steel Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 7: Honor Marie Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 8: Just a Touch Odds: 10-1 (+1000)
Post 9: T O Password Odds: 30-1 (+3000)
Post 10: Forever Young Odds: 10-1 (+1000)
Post 11: Track Phantom Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 12: West Saratoga Odds: 50-1 (+5000)
Post 13: Endlessly Odds: 30-1 (+3000)
Post 14: Domestic Product Odds: 30-1 (+3000)
Post 15: Grand Mo the First Odds: 50-1 (+5000)
Post 16: Fierceness Odds: 5-2 (+250)
Post 17: Stronghold Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 18: Resilience Odds: 20-1 (+2000)
Post 19: Society Man Odds: 50-1 (+5000)
Post 20: Epic Ride Odds: 30-1 (+3000)
Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, contributed to this report.
Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at iseaton@citizentimes.com.
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