Catching Freedom profile: 2024 Kentucky Derby odds, post position, history and more to know about the Derby contender
One of trainer Brad Cox's three Kentucky Derby entrants, Catching Freedom is coming off a last-to-first victory in the Louisiana Derby that has made him one of the favorites for Saturday. But this late-running son of Constitution may need to overcome multiple obstacles in order to don the blanket of roses on Saturday night.
4 Catching Freedom (8-1)
- Trainer Brad Cox
- Jockey Flavien Prat
- Last race First in the Louisiana Derby by one length
- Career record 5 starts: 3 wins, 1 third
- Career earnings $877,350
- Best career Beyer Speed Figure 97 (2024 Louisiana Derby)
- Sire Constitution
Below, we'll dig further into Catching Freedom as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. We'll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered on Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.
Kentucky Derby profiles: 1 Dornoch | 2 Sierra Leone | 3 Mystik Dan | 4 Catching Freedom | 5 Catalytic | 6 Just Steel | 7 Honor Marie | 8 Just a Touch | 9 Encino | 10 T O Password | 11 Forever Young | 12 Track Phantom | 13 West Saratoga | 14 Endlessly | 15 Domestic Product | 16 Grand Mo the First | 17 Fierceness | 18 Stronghold | 19 Resilience | 20 Society Man | 21 Epic Ride
Kentucky Derby picks: Michelle Yu | Bob Weir | Jody Demling | Exotics
So what key information could decide how Catching Freedom performs in the Kentucky Derby? And how does the post draw affect his chances? ... Join SportsLine now to get a full profile on Catching Freedom and every other horse in the Kentucky Derby!
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