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Forever Young jockey, trainer, odds and more to know about Kentucky Derby 2024 horse

Two Japanese horses will run in the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Both are undefeated so far, but one has won just two races while the other has won an impressive five straight.

Forever Young is the latter horse and, thanks in part to its unblemished record, is among favorites to win this year's Run for the Roses. Thanks to the luck of the posting draw, the two Japanese horses – the other being T O Password – will start side-by-side out of the gates.

Forever Young comes from a solid genetic line, with its grandsire, Deep Impact, having won the Japanese Triple Crown in 2005. He also shares a damsire, Congrats, with 2020 Kentucky Oaks champion Shedaresthedevil.

Here's everything there is to know about Forever Young ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

2024 Kentucky Derby contender Forever Young of Japan works out on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. April 20, 2024. Trainer is Yoshito Yahagi and jockey is Ryusei Sakai.
2024 Kentucky Derby contender Forever Young of Japan works out on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. April 20, 2024. Trainer is Yoshito Yahagi and jockey is Ryusei Sakai.

Forever Young: Trainer, Jockey, Owner and Pedigree

Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi

Jockey: Ryusei Sakai

Owner: Susumu Fujita

Sire: Real Steel

Dam: Forever Darling

Bred: Hokkaido, Japan

Forever Young Record: Past performances and career earnings

Past performances:

Date

Track (Location)

Race

Finish

10/14/23

Kyoto Racecourse (Japan)

2023 Newcomer

1

11/3/23

Mombetsu (Japan)

2023 JBC Nisai Yushun (LS)

1

12/13/23

Kawasaki Racecourse (Japan)

2023 Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (LS)

1

2/24/24

King Abdulaziz Racecourse (Saudi Arabia)

2024 Saudi Derby (G3)

1

3/30/24

Meydan (UAE)

2024 UAE Derby (G2)

1

Career Earnings: $1,769,919

Forever Young: Predictions, odds and analysis

Prediction, expert analysis:

Kentucky Derby experts: All six experts have Forever Young inside their top six

Five experts had Forever Young in their top five horses for Saturday's race. James Scully, a writer and handicapper for KentuckyDerby.com, left the horse just outside the top five in his No. 6 spot.

Forever Young odds: 10-1 (morning line)

Post number: 11

Kentucky Derby 2024: Latest field odds

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Number (Post)

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Morning-line odds (American odds)*

1

Dornoch

Danny Gargan

Luis Saez

20-1 (+2000)

2

Sierra Leone

Chad Brown

Tyler Gaffalione

3-1 (+300)

3

Mystik Dan

Kenny McPeek

Brian Hernandez Jr.

20-1 (+2000)

4

Catching Freedom

Brad Cox

Flavien Prat

8-1 (+800)

5

Catalytic

Saffie Joseph Jr.

José Ortiz

30-1 (+3000)

6

Just Steel

D. Wayne Lukas

Keith Asmussen

20-1 (+2000)

7

Honor Marie

Whit Beckman

Ben Curtis

20-1 (+2000)

8

Just a Touch

Brad Cox

Florent Geroux

10-1 (+1000)

9

Encino

SCRATCHED

10

T O Password

Daisuke Takayanagi

Kazushi Kimura

30-1 (+3000)

11

Forever Young

Yoshito Yahagi

Ryusei Sakai

10-1 (+1000)

12

Track Phantom

Steve Asmussen

Joel Rosario

20-1 (+2000)

13

West Saratoga

Larry Demeritte

Jesús Castañón

50-1 (+5000)

14

Endlessly

Michael McCarthy

Umberto Rispoli

30-1 (+3000)

15

Domestic Product

Chad Brown

Irad Ortiz Jr.

30-1 (+3000)

16

Grand Mo the First

Victor Barboza Jr.

Emisael Jaramillo

50-1 (+5000)

17

Fierceness

Todd Pletcher

John Velazquez

5-2 (+250)

18

Stronghold

Phil D'Amato

Antonio Fresu

20-1 (+2000)

19

Resilience

Bill Mott

Junior Alvarado

20-1 (+2000)

20

Society Man

Danny Gargan

Frankie Dettori

50-1 (+5000)

21

Epic Ride✝

John Ennis

Adam Beschizza

30-1 (+3000)

Kentucky Derby 2024: TV, streaming and where to watch

  • 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

  • Streaming: Peacock; YouTube TV; fuboTV

HOW TO WATCH: See the Kentucky Derby with a subscription to Peacock

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