Get Ready for the 150th Kentucky Derby: Everything You Need to Know!

The 2024 Kentucky Derby is the 150th running of the race.

It takes place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Post time for the race is 6:57 p.m. EDT.

The Derby is 1 1/4 miles long and has been since 1896.

Thorpedo Anna won the 2024 Kentucky Oaks.

The field for the Derby consists of a maximum of 20 horses.

Fierceness is favored to win with 5-2 odds.

The Kentucky Derby purse is $5 million for the 150th running.

Ticket prices range from $130 to several thousand dollars.

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The race will be televised on NBC and streamed on Peacock.

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