Just Steel jockey, trainer, odds and more to know about Kentucky Derby 2024 horse
One horse in the 2024 Kentucky Derby is racing with his sire's legacy on the line when the 150th Race for the Roses starts on Saturday.
Just Steel comes from greatness at the Kentucky Derby. His sire, Justify, broke the "Curse of Apollo" by becoming the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the first leg of the Triple Crown without racing as a two-year-old.
Heading into the 2024 Kentucky Derby, Justify's progeny has twice as many second-place finishes in races (4) as he does wins (2), including his most recent race in the 2024 Arkansas Derby. Just Steel will be looking to turn that luck around on Saturday with the help of a legendary horse trainer: D. Wayne Lukas.
Lukas has six Preakness Stakes wins and four Belmont Stakes wins to pair with his four Kentucky Derby wins, the latest of which came in 1999. While his horse in the 150th Kentucky Derby looks for his first win, the trainer will be hoping for his first win this century.
Here's everything to know about Just Steel ahead of Saturday's race.
KENTUCKY DERBY: Odds, Date, time, how to watch and more to know about 150th race
Just Steel: Trainer, Jockey, Owner and Pedigree
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Keith Asmussen
Owner: BC Stables LLC
Sire: Justify
Dam: Irish Lights
Bred: Kentucky, United States
Just Steel Record: Past performances and career earnings
Past 2024 performances:
| Date | Track | Race | Finish | Speed |
| 1/1/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Smarty Jones (LS) | 2 | Not listed |
| 2/3/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Southwest Stakes (G3) | 2 | 93 |
| 2/24/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Rebel Stakes (G2) | 7 | 86 |
| 3/30/24 | Oaklawn Park | 2024 Arkansas Derby (G1) | 2 | 100 |
Career Earnings: $628,295
Just Steel: Predictions, odds and analysis
Prediction, expert analysis:
Kentucky Derby experts: Three of six experts have Just Steel in the top 10
Churchill Downs reporter and analyst Kaitlin Free and KentuckyDerby.com writer and handicapper James Scully had Just Steel at No. 8 in their rankings. Churchill Downs senior producer and racing analyst Joe Kristufek had Just Steel at No. 9.
Just Steel odds: 20-1 (morning line)
Post number: 6
Kentucky Derby 2024: Latest field odds
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| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning-line odds (American odds)* |
| 1 | Dornoch | Danny Gargan | Luis Saez | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione | 3-1 (+300) |
| 3 | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 8-1 (+800) |
| 5 | Catalytic | Saffie Joseph Jr. | José Ortiz | 30-1 (+3000) |
| 6 | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Keith Asmussen | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 7 | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 8 | Just a Touch | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 10-1 (+1000) |
| 9 | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura | 30-1 (+3000) |
| 10 | Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai | 10-1 (+1000) |
| 11 | Track Phantom | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 12 | West Saratoga | Larry Demeritte | Jesús Castañón | 50-1 (+5000) |
| 13 | Endlessly | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 30-1 (+3000) |
| 14 | Domestic Product | Chad Brown | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 30-1 (+3000) |
| 15 | Grand Mo the First | Victor Barboza Jr. | Emisael Jaramillo | 50-1 (+5000) |
| 16 | Fierceness | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 5-2 (+250) |
| 17 | Stronghold | Phil D'Amato | Antonio Fresu | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 18 | Resilience | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 20-1 (+2000) |
| 19 | Society Man | Danny Gargan | Frankie Dettori | 50-1 (+5000) |
| 20 | Epic Ride | John Ennis | Adam Beschizza | 30-1 (+3000) |
Kentucky Derby 2024: TV, streaming and where to watch
- When: Saturday, May 4
- Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
- Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
- Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville Kentucky
- Cable TV: NBC
- Streaming: Peacock; YouTube TV; fuboTV
HOW TO WATCH: See the full Kentucky Derby with a subscription to Peacock
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