2024 Kentucky Derby Betting Guide: Odds, Free Picks & Predictions, How To Bet On Horse Racing

Written By Eli Hershkovich | Published at May 3, 2024

The call to post is inching closer for Kentucky Derby odds, one of the year's most popular sports betting events. TheLines.com has amassed everything you need to know before wagering on the 150th Run for the Roses. This Kentucky Derby betting guide including profiles on contenders and longshots, along with advanced metrics, expert picks, and analysis from horse racing guru Dave Bontempo. It's your one-stop shop for Kentucky Derby wagering insight.

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2024 Kentucky Derby betting Guide

While the Kentucky Derby is considered the greatest two minutes in sports, you do not want to pull the trigger too quickly on your wagers. Give yourself a budget and stick to it. Whether that's $10, $100, $500, or more, divide up your bet stake wisely to avoid having too much exposure to a single horse. Like any betting market, some variables are out of your control and may go against you.

Here's one pre-Derby nugget to get us started: since 2000, no UAE Derby starter has landed in the superfecta in 19 tries. It’s an angle to ponder with the weaker overseas competition and far travel to Churchill Downs for 2024 UAE Derby winner Forever Young (10-1).

Kentucky Derby Morning Line Odds

In horse racing, odds fluctuation until the race begins. Here is where the odds began, but your odds may change. Your potential payout is locked in when the starting gate opens for the race, based on how much money is bet on each horse in the pool.

Post Position	Horse	Morning line odds	Updated Kentucky Derby odds	Trainer	Jockey
1.	Dornoch	20-1	22-1	Danny Gargan	Luis Saez
2.	Sierra Leone	3-1	5-1	Chad Brown	Tyler Gaffalione
3.	Mystik Dan	20-1	16-1	Kenny McPeek	Brian Hernandez
4.	Catching Freedom	8-1	8-1	Brad Cox	Flavien Prat
5.	Catalytic	30-1	32-1	Saffie Joseph	Jose Ortiz
6.	Just Steel	20-1	22-1	D. Wayne Lukas	Keith Asmussen
7.	Honor Marie	20-1	13-1	Whit Beckman	Ben Curtis
8.	Just A Touch	10-1	10-1	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux
9.	Encino	Scratched	Scratched	Brad Cox	Axel Concepcion
10.	T O Passowrd (JPN)	30-1	47-1	Daisuke Takayanagi	Kazushi Kimura
11.	Forever Young (JPN)	10-1	6-1	Yoshito Yahagi	Ryusei Sakai
12.	Track Phantom	20-1	40-1	Steve Asmussen	Joel Rosario
13.	West Saratoga	50-1	23-1	Larry Demeritte	Jesus Castanon
14.	Endlessly	30-1	47-1	Michael McCarthy	Umberto Rispoli
15.	Domestic Product	30-1	28-1	Chad Brown	Irad Ortiz
16.	Grand Mo The First	50-1	45-1	Victor Barboza	Emisael Jaramillo
17.	Fierceness	5-2	7-2	Todd Pletcher	John Velazquez
18.	Stronghold	20-1	35-1	Philip D'Amato	Antonio Fresu
19.	Resilience	20-1	29-1	Bill Mott	Junior Alvarado
20.	Society Man	50-1	46-1	Danny Gargan	Frankie Dettori
21.	Epic Ride	50-1	44-1	John Ennis	Adam Beschizza
22.	Mugatu	Scratched	Scratched	Jeff Engler	Joseph Talamo