Mystik Dan #3, ridden by jockey Brian J. Hernandez Jr., crosses the finish line ahead of Sierra Leone #2, ridden by jockey Tyler Gaffalione and Forever Young, ridden by jockey Ryusei Sakai, to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2024 in Louisville...
Part of the fun of watching the Derby is betting on a favorite to win, but knowing how to bet can seem anything but easy. From understanding common betting strategies to knowing how to pick a winner, it's worth it to understand the terms -- and who's favored to win -- before ...
Get up-to-date Kentucky Derby odds online. See the current betting favorites to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby horse race on Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs .
Road to the Kentucky Derby Contenders To earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, horses will need to earn points in the designated Road to the Derby races. Mystik Dan draped in the garland of roses (Photo by Horsephotos/Getty Images) What is the Road to the Kentucky Derby? The...
Friday. Baffert's McKinzie, who missed the Triple Crown trail with an injury last year but has placed in two graded stakes in 2019, is favored. He'll take on Instilled Regard (fourth in last year's Derby) and Seeking the Soul (runner-up in the 2019 Pegasus World Cup). Tom's d'...
Steve Asmussen trains the six-weeker Gun Runner as well as Creator, who is back three weeks after his Arkansas Derby win. Gun Runner, Asmussen has long said, is so generous in his training that the plan was always to race him just twice, both times at Fair Grounds, before the Derby. ...
Even for a horse with a 98 career-best Beyer, three wins in five starts and good training outings since. Mandaloun has been favored in all five starts. That ends here, but this Into Mischief offspring could offer attractive down-ticket odds if you think the Louisiana Derby was an outlier....
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The Kentucky Derby victor will attempt to defeat 10 rivals to win two of this year’s COVID-19-jumbled Triple Crown races. John Velazquez will pilot the favorite after posting a win with their first trip together in the Derby. “I learned a lot just by being on him a first time,” ...
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