Kentucky Derby 2024: Post Positions, Latest Vegas Odds and Picks After Post Draw

The top competitors in horse racing will take to the track at Churchill Downs on Saturday for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

The race will feature horses trained by the best in the business and ridden by some of the greatest jockeys of the current era.

Who are the participants, where will they start at Churchill Downs and what are the odds for each?

Find out with this preview of the 1¼-mile race.

Pole Positions and Current Odds

1. Dornoch (trainer: Danny Gargan, 20-1)
2. Sierra Leone (trainer: Chad Brown, 3-1)
3. Mystik Dan (trainer: Kenny McPeak, 20-1)
4. Catching Freedom (trainer: Brad Cox, 8-1)
5. Catalytic (trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr., 30-1)
6. Just Steel (trainer: Wayne Lukas, 20-1)
7. Honor Marie (trainer: Whit Beckman, 20-1)
8. Just A Touch (trainer: Brad Cox, 20-1)
9. Encino (trainer: Brad Cox, 20-1)
10. T O Password (Japan) (trainer: Daisuke Takayanagi, 30-1)
11. Forever Young (Japan) (trainer: Yoshito Yahagi, 10-1)
12. Track Phantom (trainer: Steve Asmussen, 20-1)
13. West Saratoga (trainer: Larry Demeritte, 50-1)
14. Endlessly (trainer: Michael McCarthy, 30-1)
15. Domestic Product (trainer: Chad Brown, 30-1)
16. Grand Mo The First (trainer: Victor Barboza Jr., 50-1)
17. Fierceness (trainer: Todd Pletcher, 5-2)
18. Stronghold (trainer: Phil D'Amato, 20-1)
19. Resilience (trainer: Bill Mott, 20-1)
20. Society Man (trainer: Danny Gargan, 50-1)
21. Epic Ride (trainer: John Ennis, N/A)
22. Seize the Grey (trainer: Wayne Lukas, N/A)
23. Mugatu (trainer: Jeff Engler, N/A)

Odds via KentuckyDerby.com

Pick

Sierra Leone is the odds-on favorite and has momentum on his side following high-profile wins in the Risen Star Stakes and Blue Grass Stakes.

He is trained by Chad Brown, who will be looking to secure his first Derby victory.

The colt is an understandable favorite given his momentous start to 2024 and the team around him. It would be no surprise if he rolled into Churchill Downs on Saturday afternoon and dominated the race.

Catching Freedom is the second favorite, but the greatest threat to Sierra Leone may well be Dornoch.

The three-year-old defeated the Derby favorite in December at the 2023 Remsen Stakes. He has finished first or second in five of his last six races and should be considered when picking a potential winner outside the top two favorites.

"I may have shipped him in here a little too close to the race," trainer Danny Gargan said of his use of Dornoch before the Blue Grass Stakes on April 6. "He ran good but got a little tired. He'll run better next time."

How Gargan and his team adjust and prepare Dornoch will ultimately determine if there is huge upset Saturday.