The 2024 Kentucky Derby, a horse race that has grown to be one of the most anticipated athletic events in the world and in the United States, will take place on Saturday, May 4.
From 1875, Louisville has hosted the popular tournament annually, which has been dubbed a “celebration of Southern culture and a true icon of American culture”. Known as The Run for the Roses, the derby is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and draws thousands of spectators to each event.
Undoubtedly one of the main attractions of this competition are the horses. Eligibility for this competition is obtained through a series of preparation races that begin in September of the previous year. Among the favorite horses are Fierceness, Sierra Leone, Catching Freedom, Just a Touch, Resilience and Forever Young.
They are the top favorites and major contenders at Churchill Downs in the more traditional three-year-old race, but part of the luck comes into play is the luck of the draw for starting positions.
Post positions for the 2024 Kentucky Derby
Here are the post positions for the 150th Kentucky Derby, along with the betting lines a few days out from the race:
- Dornoch 20-1
- Sierra Leone 3-1
- Mystik Dan 20-1
- Catching Freedom 8-1
- Catalytic 30-1
- Just Steel 20-1
- Honor Marie 20-1
- Just a Touch 10-1
- Encino 20-1
- T O Password 30-1
- Forever Young 10-1
- Track Phantom 20-1
- West Saratoga 50-1
- Endlessly 30-1
- Domestic Product 30-1
- Grand Mo the First 50-1
- Fierceness 5/2
- Stonghold 20-1
- Resilience 20-1
- Society Man 50-1
Cost of horses
The value of horses is sometimes a veritable fortune. The horse that costs the least is Honor Marie, a Whit Beckam yearling, which will be ridden by American professional jockey Ben Curtis, was taken to Keeneland Auctions in September 2021, and was purchased for $40,000.
On the other hand, the three-year-old that cost the most as a yearling is Sierra Leone, who was taken to auction in August 2021 at Saratoga, where he was purchased for a price of $2.3 million.
- Sierra Leone $2.3M
- Forever Young $720K
- Catching Freedom $575K
- Just Steel $500K
- Track Phantom $500K
- Grand Mo the First $335K
- Dornoch $325K
- Just a Touch $300K
- Catalytic $125K
- Society Man $85K
- Honor Marie $40K
- West Saratoga $11K
The rest of the horses do not appear on the list because they did not go to the sales ring. Mystic Dan, Encino, T O Password, Endlessly, Domestic Product, Fierceness, Stronghold and Resilience, were not taken to auctions and arrive at the Run for the Roses, with the same owner.
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