Kentucky Derby 2024 Contenders

Kentucky Derby 2024The Kentucky Derby celebrates its 150th running on Saturday, May 4th, 2024. Track the 2024 Derby contenders with us here at Horse Racing Nation! Horses are added to the list as they make their first starts. Check back often to see the newest runners and watch as the contenders move up the rankings. Is there another Mage or Rich Strike among them?

The road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby schedule and points races are under way, so start getting to know the contenders now.

Rank Rating Silks Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey Last Start (Speed), Race / Next Start
1 7.26 Horse Silk Fierceness Fierceness
City of Light
T. Pletcher
J. Velazquez
1st (106), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
2024 Holy Bull G3
2 7.02 Horse Silk Muth Muth
Good Magic
B. Baffert
J. Hernandez
2nd (97), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
2023 Los Alamitos Futurity G2
3 6.80 Horse Silk Locked Locked
Gun Runner
T. Pletcher
J. Ortiz
3rd (96), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
2024 Holy Bull G3
4 6.67 Horse Silk Nash Nash
Medaglia d'Oro
B. Cox
F. Geroux
1st (101), CD MSW (11/12/23-R7)
5 6.67 Horse Silk Prince of Monaco Prince of Monaco
Speightstown
B. Baffert
F. Prat
5th (93), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
2023 Los Alamitos Futurity G2
6 6.62 Horse Silk Rhyme Schemes Rhyme Schemes
Ghostzapper
N. Casse
R. Santana, Jr.
1st (95), 2023 Saratoga Special G2
7 6.60 Horse Silk Timberlake Timberlake
Into Mischief
B. Cox
F. Geroux
4th (95), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
8 6.56 Horse Silk Stretch Ride Stretch Ride
Street Sense
D. Romans
M. Chuan
3rd (91), 2023 Kentucky Jockey Club G2
2024 Holy Bull G3
9 6.47 Horse Silk Liberal Arts Liberal Arts
Arrogate
R. Medina
C. Torres
1st (91), 2023 Street Sense G3
2024 Holy Bull G3
10 6.40 Horse Silk Glengarry Glengarry
Maximus Mischief
D. Anderson
L. Saez
1st (89), 2023 Bowman Mill LS
11 6.39 Horse Silk Generous Tipper Generous Tipper
Street Sense
K. McPeek
B. Hernandez, Jr.
3rd (87), 2023 Breeders' Futurity G1
2024 Holy Bull G3
12 6.37 Horse Silk Risk It Risk It
Gun Runner
S. Asmussen
T. Gaffalione
4th (83), 2023 Kentucky Jockey Club G2
13 6.34 Horse Silk Mystik Dan Mystik Dan
Goldencents
K. McPeek
B. Hernandez, Jr.
5th (69), CD AlwOC (11/25/23-R7)
14 6.34 Horse Silk Deterministic Deterministic
Liam's Map
C. Clement
J. Rosario
1st (91), Sar MSW (8/12/23-R5)
2024 Holy Bull G3
15 6.34 Horse Silk Agate Road Agate Road
Quality Road
T. Pletcher
I. Ortiz, Jr.
5th (102), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1
16 6.34 Horse Silk Booth Booth
Mitole
S. Asmussen
R. Santana, Jr.
5th (87), 2023 Ed Brown LS
17 6.34 Horse Silk Wine Me Up Wine Me Up
Vino Rosso
B. Baffert
R. Vazquez
8th (68), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
18 6.27 Horse Silk Bentornato Bentornato
Valiant Minister
J. D'Angelo
E. Jaramillo
3rd , 2023 Florida Sire In Reality RS
2024 Holy Bull G3
19 6.27 Horse Silk Divieto Divieto
Dialed In
A. Sano
T. Gaffalione
8th (30), 2023 Ed Brown LS
2024 Holy Bull G3
20 6.26 Horse Silk Mirahmadi Mirahmadi
Into Mischief
B. Baffert
J. Hernandez
2nd (92), 2023 Del Mar Futurity G1
2023 Los Alamitos Futurity G2
21 6.26 Horse Silk The Wine Steward The Wine Steward
Vino Rosso
M. Maker
L. Saez
2nd (92), 2023 Breeders' Futurity G1
2024 Holy Bull G3
22 6.26 Horse Silk Nutella Fella Nutella Fella
Runhappy
G. Contessa
J. Alvarado
1st (86), 2023 Hopeful G1
2024 Peter Pan G3
23 6.23 Horse Silk Hancock Hancock
Union Jackson
J. Alvarado
H. Diaz
1st (83), GP Str (11/19/23-R6)
2024 Holy Bull G3
24 6.20 Horse Silk General Partner General Partner
Speightstown
C. Brown
M. Franco
6th (91), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
25 6.19 Horse Silk Balta Balta
Munnings
P. Lobo
C. Torres
1st (88), CD AlwOC (9/15/23-R8)
26 6.17 Horse Silk West Saratoga West Saratoga
Exaggerator
L. Demeritte
G. Corrales
5th (78), 2023 Breeders' Futurity G1
27 6.17 Horse Silk Heartland Heartland
Justify
B. Baffert
J. Hernandez
1st (100), Dmr MSW (7/29/23-R1)
2024 Kentucky Derby G1
28 6.12 Horse Silk Moonlit Sonata Moonlit Sonata
Malibu Moon
29 6.09 Horse Silk Agoo Agoo
Munnings
W. Beckman
D. Cannon
2nd (90), 2023 Ed Brown LS
30 6.09 Horse Silk Noted Noted
Cairo Prince
T. Pletcher
I. Ortiz, Jr.
9th (61), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
31 6.09 Horse Silk Lord Prancealot Lord Prancealot
Sir Prancealot
J. Bonde
K. Desormeaux
10th (72), 2023 Speakeasy LS
32 6.07 Horse Silk My Boy Prince My Boy Prince
Cairo Prince
M. Casse
J. Rosario
3rd (103), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1
33 6.07 Horse Silk Private Desire Private Desire
Constitution
T. Pletcher
J. Lezcano
10th , 2023 Remsen G2
34 6.06 Horse Silk Informed Patriot Informed Patriot
Hard Spun
S. Asmussen
T. Gaffalione
3rd (78), CD AlwOC (11/25/23-R7)
35 6.06 Horse Silk Slider Slider
Jimmy Creed
J. Sadler
H. Berrios
9th (98), 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint G1
36 6.05 Horse Silk Raging Torrent Raging Torrent
Maximus Mischief
D. O'Neill
A. Fresu
4th (82), 2023 American Pharoah G1
37 6.04 Horse Silk Nysos Nysos
Nyquist
B. Baffert
F. Prat
1st (105), 2023 Bob Hope G3
2023 Los Alamitos Futurity G2
38 5.93 Horse Silk Be You Be You
Curlin
T. Pletcher
L. Saez
5th (81), CD MSW (11/12/23-R7)
39 5.93 Horse Silk Pirate Pirate
Omaha Beach
T. Pletcher
J. Castellano
3rd (83), 2023 Hopeful G1
40 5.91 Horse Silk Haul Haul
Army Mule
T. Pletcher
E. Zayas
1st (81), GP AlwOC (11/3/23-R4)
2024 Holy Bull G3
41 5.91 Horse Silk Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue
Street Sense
R. Mott
L. Saez
1st (88), ELP MSW (6/22/23-R2)
2024 Holy Bull G3
42 5.89 Horse Silk Dornoch Dornoch
Good Magic
D. Gargan
L. Saez
1st , 2023 Remsen G2
43 5.89 Horse Silk Northern Flame Northern Flame
Flameaway
K. McPeek
J. Leparoux
5th (48), 2023 Street Sense G3
44 5.89 Trending Down Horse Silk Coach Prime Coach Prime
Quality Road
B. Baffert
F. Prat
1st (91), Dmr MSW (11/10/23-R4)
2023 Los Alamitos Futurity G2
45 5.87 Horse Silk Hurricane Nelson Hurricane Nelson
Khozan
C. Clement
E. Zayas
3rd (92), 2023 Florida Sire Affirmed RS
2024 Holy Bull G3
46 5.86 Horse Silk Gold Sweep Gold Sweep
Speightstown
S. Asmussen
J. Lezcano
4th , 2023 Champagne G1
47 5.84 Horse Silk Normandy Hero Normandy Hero
Omaha Beach
R. Brisset
A. Achard
3rd (89), 2023 Ed Brown LS
48 5.84 Horse Silk Call Me Andy Call Me Andy
Midshipman
B. Walsh
J. Toledo
4th , 2023 Maryland Juvenile RS
49 5.84 Horse Silk Billal Billal
Street Sense
W. Mott
J. Alvarado
8th , 2023 Remsen G2
50 5.84 Horse Silk Ship Cadet Ship Cadet
Midshipman
M. Maker
M. Franco
1st (84), 2023 Skidmore LS