Horse numbers for all 20 entries
Big hats and roses, Kentucky Derby brings out the traditions
As the Kentucky Derby kicks off at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, here are some of the traditions that are celebrated.
Ariana Triggs, USA TODAY
The 2024 Kentucky Derby is nearly here.
Race officials drew post positions for the 20 participants on Saturday, officially assigning each horse to its starting gate. The “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” will get underway for the 150th time in its history on Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
On paper, each post of the 20 mathematically has a 5% chance to win each race. In reality, post 5 has historically been one of the best starting positions, with 10 winners starting from there. Conversely, post 17 has never produced a winner in 44 races.
Last year’s winner, Mage, started from post 8 and was the ninth winner in Kentucky Derby history to start from there.
Here’s which number each of the 20 horses will wear on Saturday.
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2024 Kentucky Derby horse numbers
Each horse after No. 8 wears a different number than its post due to (horse No. 9) Encino’s scratch from the race, announced Tuesday.
| Number (Post) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
| 1 (1) | Dornoch | Danny Gargan | Luis Saez |
| 2 (2) | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione |
| 3 (3) | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 4 (4) | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat |
| 5 (5) | Catalytic | Saffie Joseph Jr. | José Ortiz |
| 6 (6) | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Keith Asmussen |
| 7 (7) | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis |
| 8 (8) | Just a Touch | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux |
| 10* (9) | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura |
| 11 (10) | Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai |
| 12 (11) | Track Phantom | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario |
| 13 (12) | West Saratoga | Larry Demeritte | Jesús Castañón |
| 14 (13) | Endlessly | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli |
| 15 (14) | Domestic Product | Chad Brown | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| 16 (15) | Grand Mo the First | Victor Barboza Jr. | Emisael Jaramillo |
| 17 (16) | Fierceness | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez |
| 18 (17) | Stronghold | Phil D’Amato | Antonio Fresu |
| 19 (18) | Resilience | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado |
| 20 (19) | Society Man | Danny Gargan | Frankie Dettori |
| 21 (20) | Epic Ride | John Ennis | Adam Beschizza |
Kentucky Derby 2024: TV, streaming and where to watch
- When: Saturday, May 4
- Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
- Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
- Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville Kentucky
- Cable TV: NBC
- Streaming: Peacock; YouTube TV; fuboTV
HOW TO WATCH: See the 2024 Kentucky Derby with a subscription to Peacock
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