The first leg of the Triple Crown is almost here.
This year will mark the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, an event that is expected to attract more than 100,000 people. The winner at Churchill Downs will receive a record purse of $3.1 million, only adding to the anticipation for "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports."
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The Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday, May 4, but post positions must be established before the horses start running. The importance of positioning cannot be overstated, as the first turn could very well decide how the rest of the race plays out.
Which horse will get the inside track at "The Run for the Roses"?
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby post position draw.
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Kentucky Derby post position draw 2024: Date, time
- Date: Saturday, April 27
- Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
The Kentucky Derby post position draw will occur on Saturday, April 27, at 7:15 p.m. ET. The race itself will take place a week later.
Kentucky Derby post position draw 2024: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: WAVE-3 (local)
- Live stream: Kentucky Derby X account
The Kentucky Derby post position draw will not air on a national TV channel, but it will be available to watch on WAVE-3 for viewers in the local market (Louisville, Ky.). It can also be streamed via the official Kentucky Derby account on X (formerly Twitter).
📌Watch the Kentucky Derby and Oaks Post Position Draw presented by Ford LIVE on Twitter on Saturday, April 27th at 7:15 p.m. EDT. pic.twitter.com/PFjXtFSkRC
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) April 25, 2024
Kentucky Derby tickets 2024
- Tickets: StubHub
Tickets for the Kentucky Derby are still available on StubHub. You can check out seating charts by clicking on the link below.
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Kentucky Derby horses 2024
The list of participants for the race has not yet been finalized, but the Road to the Kentucky Derby standings offer a potential glimpse of the field.
| Rank | Horse | Total points |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 155 |
| 2 | Fierceness | 136 |
| 3 | Catching Freedom | 125 |
| 4 | Stronghold | 125 |
| 5 | Resilience | 110 |
| 6 | Forever Young | 100 |
| 7 | Endlessly | 100 |
| 8 | Dornoch | 75 |
| 9 | Just a Touch | 75 |
| 10 | Track Phantom | 70 |
| 11 | West Saratoga | 67 |
| 12 | Just Steel | 65 |
| 13 | Honor Marie | 65 |
| 14 | Domestic Product | 60 |
| 15 | Catalytic | 50 |
| 16 | Society Man | 50 |
| 17 | Mystik Dan | 46 |
| 18 | Encino | 40 |
| 19 | Grand Mo the First | 40 |
| 20 | T O Password | 40 |
MORE: Every horse's odds to win the Kentucky Derby pre-draw
Kentucky Derby winners by post position
History shows horses on the inside, starting from positions one to 10, are much more likely to win the Derby than those starting on the outside.
Here are the all-time Derby winners by post position:
| Post position | Kentucky Derby winners |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 4 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 |