Experts tip their hats and share their picks for the 2024 Kentucky Derby, plus how to watch or stream the race.
By now you’ve probably got your big hat ready and your mint julep nearby. The only thing left to do before the Kentucky Derby starts today is to pick a winner. To help prepare you, we asked the experts at SportsLine to share their favorites for this year’s race.
Keep reading to find out how to place your bets, which horses SportsLine experts pick to win the , and how to watch today’s race.
Note: CBS Essentials, CBS, Paramount+ and SportsLine are all subsidiaries of Paramount. When is the Kentucky Derby 2024?
The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Live TV coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT) on NBC and USA Network. The event will stream on and Sling TV.
Post time for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is 6:57 p.m. ET (3:57 p.m. PT).Who is predicted to win the Kentucky Derby?
Want some help placing your bets on the Derby this year? The experts at SportsLine shared their picks with us for potential Kentucky Derby winners.Michelle Yu’s pick to win: 2 Sierra Leone (3-1)
Yu boasts a long history of Derby success and has called the horse who has crossed the finish line first two of the last three years.
“You have to either like Fierceness or Sierra Leone, and I prefer the latter. This galloper will be happy to get the added ground, and there should be enough early pace for him. I am a little concerned about his rally-from-the-clouds running style since recent Derby winners have close to the pace, but he has the ability to overcome that.”Jody Demling’s pick to win: 2 Sierra Leone (3-1)
Demling hit 10 of the last 15 Oaks-Derby doubles.
“The son of Gun Runner has been my top pick for a few months and I am not moving him down. Looked really good in the Blue Grass Stakes; he has trained well at Churchill and I believe when they turn for home he will be rolling down the center of the track — headed to the winners’ circle.”Bob Weir’s pick to win: 11 Forever Young (10-1)
Weir has had multiple five-figure days at the track and is a member of the Beyer figure-making team.
“Forever Young is 5-for-5 and will try to pull off the Saudi-UAE-Kentucky Derby triple. He’s versatile and might be able to lay closer than some expect in this spot. The estimated figures for his 3-year-old races are right in line with the top 3-year-old figures among the American horses, except for Fierceness. There is no reason to believe a horse coming from Dubai can’t win this race, and he may be the best UAE Derby shipper to attempt this. He looks live and will be interesting at double-digit odds.”What do experts base their Kentucky Derby picks on?
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