Everything you need to know about the 2024 Kentucky Derby post positions
At 9h18, on April 29, 2024 • By NEWSROOM
Post positions for the 15oth Kentucky Derby (G1) were drawn on Saturday evening, kicking off the annual debate among bettors as to which horses drew well, which drew poorly, and which might enjoy favorable trips in the 2024 “Run for the Roses.”
Some conclusions will be anecdotal, based on gut feelings and the relative draws of well-regarded horses. Other takeaways will be based on cold, hard data—specifically, the post position statistics meticulously compiled by Churchill Downs since the starting gate was first introduced for the 1930 Kentucky Derby.
We’ve got you covered with a convenient chart analyzing all the Kentucky Derby post position data:
| Post | 2024 Derby Starter | Record | Win % | ITM % | Last Winner | Last In-the-Money |
| 1 | Dornoch | 94-8-5-5 | 8.5% | 19.1% | Ferdinand (1986) | Lookin At Lee (2nd, 2017) |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 94-7-5-13 | 7.4% | 26.6% | Affirmed (1978) | Revolutionary (3rd, 2013) |
| 3 | Mystik Dan | 94-5-8-8 | 5.3% | 22.3% | Real Quiet (1998) | Two Phil’s (2nd, 2023) |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | 94-5-6-4 | 5.3% | 16.0% | Super Saver (2010) | Danza (3rd, 2014) |
| 5 | Catalytic | 94-10-8-4 | 10.6% | 23.4% | Always Dreaming (2017) | Audible (3rd, 2018) |
| 6 | Just Steel | 94-2-8-3 | 2.1% | 13.8% | Sea Hero (1993) | Good Magic (2nd, 2018) |
| 7 | Honor Marie | 93-8-6-6 | 8.6% | 21.5% | Mandaloun (2021) | Mandaloun (1st, 2021) |
| 8 | Just a Touch | 93-9-5-5 | 9.7% | 20.4% | Mage (2023) | Mage (1st, 2023) |
| 9 | Encino | 90-4-6-8 | 4.4% | 20.0% | Riva Ridge (1972) | Hot Rod Charlie (2nd, 2021) |
| 10 | T O Password | 87-9-6-10 | 10.3% | 28.7% | Giacomo (2005) | Zandon (3rd, 2022) |
| 11 | Forever Young | 83-2-6-4 | 2.4% | 14.5% | Winning Colors (1988) | Code of Honor (2nd, 2019) |
| 12 | Track Phantom | 79-3-3-4 | 3.8% | 12.7% | Canonero II (1971) | Angel of Empire (3rd, 2023) |
| 13 | West Saratoga | 77-5-5-7 | 6.5% | 22.1% | Nyquist (2016) | Nyquist (1st, 2016) |
| 14 | Endlessly | 67-2-6-6 | 3.0% | 20.9% | Carry Back (1961) | Essential Quality (3rd, 2021) |
| 15 | Domestic Product | 62-6-2-1 | 9.7% | 14.5% | Authentic (2020) | Authentic (1st, 2020) |
| 16 | Grand Mo the First | 51-4-3-3 | 7.8% | 19.6% | Animal Kingdom (2011) | Commanding Curve (2nd, 2014) |
| 17 | Fierceness | 44-0-1-2 | 0.0% | 6.8% | None | Forty Niner (2nd, 1988) |
| 18 | Stronghold | 36-2-4-0 | 5.6% | 16.7% | Country House (2019) | Country House (1st, 2019) |
| 19 | Resilience | 31-1-1-0 | 3.3% | 6.7% | I’ll Have Another (2012) | I’ll Have Another (1st, 2012) |
| 20 | Society Man | 19-2-0-1 | 11.1% | 16.7% | Rich Strike (2022) | Rich Strike (1st, 2022) |
