2024 Kentucky Derby Picks, Betting, Contenders and Results

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, the 151st running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) will take place at Churchill Downs.

Whether you’re looking for 2025 Kentucky Derby contenders, entries, odds, 2024 results and payouts, news, Kentucky Derby prep race schedule, point standings and leaderboard, past performances, Kentucky Derby Future Wager odds, picks and tips, or handicapping advice, you will have the most updated information here.

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2025 KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDERS

Who is our pick to win the Kentucky Derby? Check out Kentucky Derby contender profiles for every horse in the race. Find your favorite horse profile below. (Updated daily)

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2024-2025 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY PREP RACES & POINT STANDINGS

The Kentucky Derby 151 field is based on a tiered point system in select races throughout the world. Click here for the entire schedule and results of Kentucky Derby prep races.

To earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, horses will need to earn points in the designated Road to the Derby races. Here’s the latest Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.

2024 KENTUCKY DERBY RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Race Results

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Churchill Downs Race 12

May 04, 2024

#	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Win	Place	Show
3	Mystik Dan	J Brian Hernandez	K G McPeek	$39.22	$16.32	$10.00
2	Sierra Leone	T Gaffalione	C C Brown	–	$6.54	$4.64
11	Forever Young	J	Y Yahagi	–	–	–

Wager Type	Numbers	Payoff	Pool
$1 Daily Double	5-3	$139.27	$1,557,456
$0.50 Trifecta	3-2-11	$556.92	$33,100,334
$1 Superfecta	3-2-11-4	$8,254.07	$14,474,454
$2 Exacta	3-2	$258.56	$26,947,261
$0.50 Pick 5	5-2-10-5-3	$188,957.75	$4,446,953
$0.50 Pick 3	10-5-3	$319.06	$1,576,538
$0.50 Pick 4	2-10-5-3	$18,299.93	$3,275,616