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