Churchill Downs (USA) Races
Churchill Downs (USA)
23:57
Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)
Churchill Downs (USA)
Date: Sat, 04 May 2024
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Non-Runners: Encino, Mugatu
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Mystik Dan (USA) | 3 C | Good | Kenneth McPeek | 126 lbs | 186/10 | Won | Broke best and led - headed after 150yds - soon settled in touch - smooth progress and muscled through narrow gap on rail to lead 2f out - ridden clear from 1 1/2f out - 2 length lead entering final furlong - kept on gamely - just lasted | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Sierra Leone (USA) | 3 C | Good | Chad C Brown | 126 lbs | 48/10 | 0.05 | Soon settled in final quartet - closed from 3 1/2f out - ridden in midfield when came widest into straight - wandered under pressure and bumped with Forever Young 1 1/2f out - stayed on under pressure final furlong edging left - just failed | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Forever Young (JPN) | 4 C | Elite | Yoshito Yahagi | 126 lbs | 705/100 | 0.05 | Fly-jumped and dwelt as stalls opened - towards rear - progress after halfway - midfield and continued to close under pressure from 3f out - bumped with Sierra Leone 1 1/2f out - stayed on to edge second entering final furlong - missed out in three-way photo | ||
| 4th | 4 | Catching Freedom (USA) | 4 C | AVG | Brad H Cox | 126 lbs | 17/2 | 1.75 | Raced keenly - held up towards rear - headway on inner 3f out - sixth and staying on under 2f out - challenged for places from 1 1/2f out - effort flattened out final 150yds | ||
| 5th | 10 | T O Password (JPN) | N/A | Poor | Daisuke Takayanagi | 126 lbs | 48/1 | 4.75 | Waited with in final quartet - in final third and ridden on outer 2 1/2f out - stayed on final 1 1/2f - nearest at finish | ||
| 6th | 19 | Resilience (USA) | N/A | Poor | William Mott | 126 lbs | 32/1 | 1.25 | Towards front of midfield - ridden to close on outer 2 1/2f out - chased leader from 2f out - weakened under pressure final furlong | ||
| 7th | 18 | Stronghold (USA) | 4 C | AVG | Philip D'Amato | 126 lbs | 36/1 | 5 | Prominent - ridden to chase leader from 2f out - bumped 1 1/2f out - soon weakened | ||
| 8th | 7 | Honor Marie (USA) | 4 C | Poor | D Whitworth Beckman | 126 lbs | 149/10 | .75 | Bumped numerous times between horses and squeezed out early - raced in final quartet - last and scrubbed along 3f out - stayed on under pressure past beaten horses from 2f out - never in contention | ||
| 9th | 14 | Endlessly (USA) | 4 C | AVG | Michael McCarthy | 126 lbs | 49/1 | 0.3 | Awkward leaving stalls and unbalanced rider - in rear - some progress under pressure when came wide into straight - plugged on under pressure - never involved | ||
| 10th | 1 | Dornoch (USA) | N/A | Elite | Danny Gargan | 126 lbs | 229/10 | 4.25 | Towards rear of midfield on inner - ridden and progress under 3f out - hampered rival 2f out and bumped him 1 1/2f out - kept on without ever being a threat | ||
| 11th | 12 | Track Phantom (USA) | 3 C | AVG | Steven Asmussen | 126 lbs | 42/1 | .5 | Broke well - led after 150yds - about a half-length advantage 4f out - ridden - bumped and headed 2f out - bumped again over 1 1/2f out - soon beaten | ||
| 12th | 13 | West Saratoga (USA) | 3 C | AVG | Larry Demeritte | 126 lbs | 229/10 | 4 | Prominent - pushed along to try and hold position 3f out - beaten when badly hampered 2f out and again 1 1/2f out - weakened | ||
| 13th | 15 | Domestic Product (USA) | 3 C | Good | Chad C Brown | 126 lbs | 242/10 | 0.2 | Raced keenly - held up towards rear - never a threat | ||
| 14th | 21 | Epic Ride (USA) | 4 C | AVG | John Ennis | 126 lbs | 48/1 | 1 | Raced keenly early - prominent on outer - close fourth 4f out - outpaced and ridden well over 2f out - beaten when slightly impeded 1 1/2f out | ||
| 15th | 17 | Fierceness (USA) | 3 C | Good | Todd Pletcher | 126 lbs | 16/5F | .75 | Fly-jumped and dwelt as stalls opened - recovered to be close up outside two leaders - virtually upsides leader 2 1/2f out - ridden but not quicken 2f out - soon weakened and edged right - behind final furlong | ||
| 16th | 20 | Society Man (USA) | N/A | Elite | Danny Gargan | 126 lbs | 47/1 | 8 | Midfield on outer - between horses and pushed along 3f out - well held final 1 1/2f | ||
| 17th | 6 | Just Steel (USA) | 4 C | Poor | D Wayne Lukas | 126 lbs | 213/10 | 1.25 | Soon pressing leader - half-length second 4f out - pushed along and began to lose place over 2 1/2f out - behind from over 1 1/2f out | ||
| 18th | 16 | Grand Mo The First (USA) | 3 C | Poor | Victor Barboza Jr | 126 lbs | 49/1 | 3.25 | Settled in midfield - lost place 3f out - behind straight | ||
| 19th | 5 | Catalytic (USA) | N/A | Poor | Saffie A Joseph Jr | 126 lbs | 35/1 | 3.75 | Settled in midfield - lost place 3 1/2f out - tailed off straight | ||
| 20th | 8 | Just A Touch (USA) | 4 C | Poor | Brad H Cox | 126 lbs | 116/10 | 13.25 | Pulled hard - held up in midfield - ninth and given reminder 3f out - not much room 2 1/2f out - eased when beaten final 2f |