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2024 Kentucky Derby: Fierceness Odds, Picks & Predictions

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The Kentucky Derby is one of the most prestigious and highly-anticipated events in the world of horse racing. Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby attracts horse racing enthusiasts from all over the world. The Derby is a 1 ¼ mile race for three-year-old thoroughbreds and is often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” Let’s take a look at the odds for one of the favorites to win the 150th Run for the Roses: Fierceness.

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2023 Kentucky Derby Predictions: Fierceness

  • Post Position: 17
  • Odds: 5-2

Fierceness combines recent success with a trainer-jockey combination that’s taken care of business in the Run for the Roses. Fierceness has three wins in five starts, but it’s his most recent performance in the Florida Derby that has me immensely interested. Just watch the race to see Fierceness fire out of the gates and gradually widen the gap between his competitors, which included two horses in Saturday’s field. Fierceness arguably has the most upside in this field. But his team couldn’t have been thrilled to draw the dreaded 17th post position, the only post that’s never had a Kentucky Derby winner. History aside, Fierceness is a horse that prefers to run upfront early, something that could be harder to achieve from the far outside.

The good news is Fierceness has a great team backing him in trainer Todd Pletcher, who has two Derby wins, as well as jockey John Velasquez, who has won three times in 25 appearances at Churchill Downs. Fierceness has the talent to win this race. The question is whether he’s good enough to overcome the less than ideal circumstances in front of him.

– Matt Barbato

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2024 Kentucky Derby Horse Previews, Picks & Predictions

Check out our previews for every horse competing in the 2024 Kentucky Derby and our expert analysis on the best bets for this year’s Run for the Roses.

Post Position Horse Trainer Name Jockey Name Odds
1 Dornoch Danny Gargan Luis Saez 20-1
2 Sierra Leone Chad Brown Tyler Gaffalione 3-1
3 Mystik Dan Kenny McPeek Brian Hernandez Jr. 20-1
4 Catching Freedom Brad Cox Flavien Prat 8-1
5 Catalytic Saffie Joseph Jr. Jose Ortiz 30-1
6 Just Steel D. Wayne Lukas Keith Asmussen 20-1
7 Honor Marie Whit Beckman Ben Curtis 20-1
8 Just a Touch Brad Cox Florent Geroux 10-1
9 Encino Brad Cox Axel Concepcion 20-1
10 T O Password Daisuke Takayanagi Kazushi Kimura 30-1
11 Forever Young Yoshito Yahagi Ryusei Sakai 10-1
12 Track Phantom Steve Asmussen Joel Rosario 20-1
13 West Saratoga Larry Demeritte Jesus Castanon 50-1
14 Endlessly Michael McCarthy Umberto Rispoli 30-1
15 Domestic Product Chad Brown Irad Ortiz Jr. 30-1
16 Grand Mo the First Victor Barboza Jr. Emisael Jaramillo 50-1
17 Fierceness Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 5-2
18 Stronghold Phil D’Amato Antonio Fresu 20-1
19 Resilience Bill Mott Junior Alvarado 20-1
20 Society Man Danny Gargan Frankie Dettori 50-1
21* Epic Ride John Ennis Adam Beschizza 50-1
22* Mugatu Jeff Engler Joe Talamo 50-1

* Epic Ride is replacing Encino. Mugatu would replace any other scratches ahead of the weekend.

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