2024 Kentucky Derby guide: Date, location, time, TV channels, betting favorites and more

The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Will we see another epic finish like the one in 2022, when Rich Strike took the crown at 80-1 odds? He was the second-biggest underdog in history to win aside from Donerail (91-1) in 1913.

NBC Sports will provide coverage of 15 races starting Friday and taking you all the way up to the Derby the following night.

Here’s what you need to know:

How to watch the 2024 Kentucky Derby

• Date: Saturday, May 4

• Live coverage time: Begins at 2:30 p.m. ET

• Post time for Kentucky Derby: 6:57 p.m. ET

• Where: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky

• TV Network: NBC

• Streaming: Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

The basics

• Who: 20 3-year-old horses

• Purse: $5 million

• Distance: 1¼ miles

• Forecast: 79 degrees with a 35% chance of rain

Post positions with odds via NBC Sports

Dornoch (10-1)

• Trainer: D. Gargan | Jockey: L. Saez

• Notable race result: Won the Fountain of Youth Stakes

• What to know: Likes early speed and will need it

Sierra Leone (4-1)

• Trainer: C. Brown | Trainer: T. Gaffalione

• Notable race result: Won the Blue Grass Stakes and the Risen Star

• What to know: The top closer in the field

Mystik Dan (20-1)

• Trainer: K. McPeek | Jockey: B. Hernandez Jr.

• Notable race result: Finished third in the Arkansas Derby

• What to know: Won the Southwest on a messy track

Catching Freedom (8-1)

• Trainer: B. Cox | Jockey: F. Prat

• Notable race result: Won the Louisiana Derby

• What to know: This colt keeps getting better

Catalytic (30-1)

• Trainer: S. Joseph Jr. | Trainer: J. Ortiz

• Notable race result: Finished second in the Florida Derby

• What to know: 10 Derby winners since 1930 from the No. 5 post

Just Steel (20-1)

• Trainer: D. Lukas | Jockey: K. Asmussen

• Notable race result: Finished second in the Arkansas Derby

• What to know: More races (11) than any other horse in the field

Honor Marie (20-1)

• Trainer: D. Beckman | Jockey: B. Curtis

• Notable race result: Finished second in the Louisiana Derby

• What to know: Two-time winner at Churchill Downs as a 2-year-old

Just a touch (10-1)

• Trainer: B. Cox | Jockey: F. Geroux

• Notable race result: Finished second in the Blue Grass Stakes

• What to know: Led in the Blue Grass until late

T O Password (30-1)

• Trainer: D. Takayanagi | Jockey: K. Sameshima

• Notable race result: Won the Fukuryo Derby

• What to know: Will look to lead wire to wire

Forever Young (10-1)

• Trainer: Y. Yahagi | Jockey: R. Sakai

• Notable race result: Won the UAE Derby

• What to know: 5-0 in five starts, but UAE winners are 0-19 at the Derby

Track Phantom (20-1)

• Trainer: S. Asmussen | Jockey: J. Rosario

• Notable race result: Finished fourth in the Louisiana Derby

• What to know: Fast early but slows late

West Saratoga (50-1)

• Trainer: L. Demeritte | Jockey: J. Castanon

• Notable race result: Finished second in the Jeff Ruby Steaks

• What to know: Slowest horse in the race

Endlessly (30-1)

• Trainer: M. McCarthy | Jockey: U. Rispoli

• Notable race result: Won the Jeff Ruby Steaks

• What to know: 4-1 in career, but Derby is first race on a dirt track

Domestic Product (30-1)

• Trainer: C. Brown | Jockey: I. Ortiz Jr.

• Notable race result: Finished first in the Tampa Bay Derby

• What to know: Eight weeks since last race. Rested or rusty?

Grand Mo The First (50-1)

• Trainer: V. Barboza Jr. | Jockey: E. Jaramillo

• Notable race result: Finished third in the Florida Derby

• What to know: Three third-place finishes to date

Fierceness (5-2)

• Trainer: T. Pletcher | Jockey: J. Velazquez

• Notable race result: Won the Florida Derby

• What to know: Fastest horse in the field

Stronghold (20-1)

• Trainer: P. D’Amato | Jockey: A. Fresu

• Notable race result: Won the Santa Anita Derby

• What to know: With Encino scratch he inherits the 17 Post (0 Derby wins)

Resilience (20-1)

• Trainer: B. Mott | Jockey: J. Alvarado

• Notable race result: Won the Wood Memorial

• What to know: Jockey John Velazquez leaves for Fierceness

Society Man (50-1)

• Trainer: D. Gargan | Jockey: F. Dettori

• Notable race result: Finished second in the Wood Memorial

• What to know: 106-1 Odds at the Wood but finished second

Epic Ride (50-1)

• Trainer: J. Ennis | Jockey: A. Beschizza

• Notable race result: Finished third in the Blue Grass Stakes

• What to know: Expect fast early, fade quickly

This article was originally published on NBCNews.com