The 2024 Kentucky Derby is approaching.
Post positions were drawn Saturday ahead of the 150th annual horse race to be held May 4 at Louisville’s legendary Churchill Downs. The draw to determine each horse’s starting gate is traditionally held on the Monday before the race, but this year it was held a full week before.
Posts 5 and 10 have produced more winners since the Kentucky Derby began using starting gates in 1940, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network. But post position alone doesn’t determine success. Mage won the 2023 Kentucky Derby with a time of 2 minutes 01 seconds from one of the most disadvantageous positions, Post 8, with veteran jockey Javier Castellano and trainer Gustavo Delgado.
2024 Kentucky Derby: Date and time and viewing method
The Kentucky Derby officially begins the first leg of the Triple Crown race, followed by the Preakness Stakes on May 18th and the Belmont Stakes in early June.
The 2024 Kentucky Derby post positions are:
2024 Kentucky Derby Post Position
The starting post position for each horse is determined by lottery, with one official drawing the horse’s name from a pile and another drawing the gate number from another pile.
The landing, trainer, jockey and odds for each horse are as follows:
1. Dornoch, Danny Gargan, Luis Saez, 20-1
2. Sierra Leone, Chad Brown, Tyler Gaffalione, 3-1
3. Mystic Dan, Kenny McPeek, Brian Hernandez Jr., 20-1
4. Catching Freedom, Brad Cox, Flavien Prat, 8-1
5. Kataritic, Safie Joseph Jr., Jose Ortiz, 30-1
6. Just Steel, D. Wayne Lucas, Keith Asmussen, 20-1
7. Honor Marie, Whit Beckman, Ben Curtis, 20-1
8. Just a Touch, Brad Cox, Florent Geroux, 10-1
9. Encino, Brad Cox, Axel Concepcion, 20-1
10. TO Password, Daisuke Takayanagi, Kazushi Kimura, 30-1
11. Forever Young Yoshito Yahagi Ryusei Sakai 10-1
12. Truck Phantom, Steve Asmussen, Joel Rosario, 20-1
13. Western Saratoga, Larry Demerit, Jesus Castanon, 50-1
14. Endless, Michael McCarthy, Humberto Rispoli, 30-1
15. Homemade, Chad Brown, Irado Ortiz Jr., 30-1
16. Grand Mo the First, Victor Barboza Jr., Emisael Jaramillo, 50-1
17. Fierceness, Todd Pletcher, John Velasquez, 5-2
18. Stronghold, Phil D’Amato, Antonio Fres, 20-1
19. Resilience, Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado, 20-1
20. Society Man, Danny Gargan, Frankie Dettori, 50-1
If another contestant scratches, Epic Ride and Mugatu will also be eligible.
Contributor: Jack McKessy, USA TODAY; Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier-Journal
