Kentucky Derby 2024 Post Positions: Start Time, Horses Lineup and More After Draw

The 2024 Kentucky Derby gets underway at the historic Churchill Downs in Louisville Saturday, with top names in horse racing battling to take home one of the top prizes in the sport.

The field is filled with potential victors, making it a close call as to who will cross the finish line first.

Who makes up the field and who is the horse to watch? Find out with this preview of the event.

Start Time and Viewing Info

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 28: Honor Marie walks on the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

This year's Derby figures to be one of the most watched of this summer's sporting events.

Here is when and how you can check it out:

• Location: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
• Start Time: 2:30 - 7:30 p.m.
• TV: NBC
• Streaming: Peacock

Post Positions and Odds

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 28: Stronghold runs on the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 28, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The current leaderboard and odds, via KentuckyDerby.com, for Saturday's race are:

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)

Horse to Watch: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is the current favorite to win this year's Derby, and it isn't difficult to see why.

The three-year-old colt, trained by one-time Derby winner Chad Brown, has been the hottest horse in the sport over the last year.

He has won three of his last four races, including the Risen Star Stakes and Blue Grass Stakes. Those two victories catapulted him and jockey Tyler Gaffalione to the top of the prep race standings with 155 points.

It is not out of the realm of possibility for an unfancied mount to come from nowhere to edge out the favorite in the Derby.

We saw it a year ago, with underdog Mage racing to the front of the pack and earning a surprise victory. Dornoch is an entrant who could replicate that outcome this year, especially as the only horse in the field with a victory over the favorite.

Still, Sierra Leone has momentum on his side and a great team around him, making a win more likely than not.