2024 Kentucky Derby Odds and Favorites

Favorites to Win

The early favorites in the 2024 Kentucky Derby field are Fierceness (5-2) and Sierra Leone (7-1). Fierceness opened as the favorite and will run out of the No. 4 post. He is a son of Tapit and won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2023. Sierra Leone is a son of Quality Road and won the Arkansas Derby in 2023. He will run out of the No. 7 post.

Longshots to Watch

Dornoch is a 20-1 longshot in the 2024 Kentucky Derby odds joining five other 2024 Kentucky Derby longshots to consider. He is a son of Nyquist and won the Risen Star Stakes in 2023. He will run out of the No. 10 post.

Recent Kentucky Derby Winners

The last five Kentucky Derbys have been won by longshots, with odds of 15-1, 81-1, 12-1, 8-1, and 9-2. This suggests that the 2024 Kentucky Derby is wide open and that any of the horses in the field could win.