There are plenty of ways to bet the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs. The Todd Pletcher-trained Fierceness is the 5-2 favorite in the 2024 Kentucky Derby odds, while Sierra Leone is 3-1, and Catching Freedom is 8-1. Other top 2024 Kentucky Derby horses include Forever Young (10-1) and Just a Touch (10-1). Epic Ride joined the 2024 Kentucky Derby field on Tuesday as an alternate following the scratch of Encino. The latest Kentucky Derby forecast is calling for a 25% chance of rain and a high around 80. The 2024 Kentucky Derby post time is 6:57 p.m. ET.

Before making any 2024 Kentucky Derby picks for the annual Run for the Roses, you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of this race. Join SportsLine here to get his full 2024 Kentucky Derby picks!

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling enters the 2024 Kentucky Derby having nailed the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last six years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo Donegal and Nest! He also nailed Flightline's win at the Breeders' Cup Classic in November of that year. Join here to win your Derby bets!

Demling is at his best in the biggest horse races in the world like the Kentucky Derby 2024. In fact, he has hit 10 of the last 15 Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs! That means he held a ticket with the winners of both races all but five times in the last 15 years. He's also called 10 of the last 19 Preakness winners, including nailing his Preakness winner, exacta and superfecta picks in 2023, keenly understanding when the Kentucky Derby winner was poised for victory or a massive upset. Anyone who has followed him is up HUGE. Join now to see which horses to back this year!

While a slew of horses could hit the board in the 2024 Kentucky Derby, Demling is highly confident in a small group, isolating them for his exactas, trifectas and superfectas! He's especially high on a MASSIVE double-digit longshot who "keeps getting better and better"! If you include this horse in your 2024 Kentucky Derby picks, you could be looking at a COLOSSAL payday. 

Who wins the 2024 Kentucky Derby? And which MASSIVE longshot hits the board HARD? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's Kentucky Derby picks and see which HUGE longshot contends, all from the expert who's nailed 10 Derby-Oaks doubles!