What Are The Payout Odds If Forever Young Wins This Year's Kentucky Derby?

Written by:
Mary Montgomery
Published on:
May/03/2024

Forever Young promised a payout of $800 on every $100 bet should he go on to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

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He was sired by Real Steel out of the Congrats mare Forever Darling. He was trained by Yoshito Yahagi and has raced for Susumu Fujita. 

Key Factors That Could Lead to Forever Young Winning This Year's Kentucky Derby

Past Performance (9)

He has been sensational, winning all five of his races.  Four of those were stake races.

He broke from an unfavorable outside post and lost ground the entire way in the UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan on March 30 , but still pulled off the win.

Japan (6)

Japan has seen a boom in horse racing over the last five years and some of those emerging have proven pretty spectacular.  Still, none have won the Kentucky Derby.

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Jockey Ryusei Sakai Talks Forever Young

Ryusei Sakai has been Forever Young's jockey in every race.

"[Forever Young is] undefeated in training and in racing. For him at the moment, that's a unique thing," Sakai said through a translator.

Sakai said he's got a lot of faith in Forever Young, so he's looking forward to going out there together.

Now they're on the sports biggest stage, where the approach has to be just as perfect.

"At this point in his career, one race is kind of from all over the place," Sakai said through a translator. "If the pace is really, really fast he'll probably be coming from behind. If the pace is really, really slow, he will probably be a little more forwardly placed." Source: WHAS 11

Why Forever Young Might Not Win This Year's Kentucky Derby

UAE Derby (1)

No UAE Derby winner has gone on to be victorious in the Kentucky Derby.  This could have something to do with what we all suffer with when traveling overseas, jet lag.

In fact, UAE Derby winners are 0 for 19 all time in the Kentucky Derby and never have finished better than fifth.  OUCH!!!!!

Odds to Win the 2024 Kentucky Derby

All odds courtesy of BetOnline - Live odds here

1     Dornoch         +2500
2     Sierra Leone         +275
3     Mystik Dan         +2400
4     Catching Freedom         +900
5     Catalytic         +4000
6     Just Steel         +2500
7     Honor Marie         +1600
8     Just a Touch         +1100
10     TO Password         +4000
11     Forever Young         +800
12     Track Phantom         +2800
13     West Saratoga         +6000
14     Endlessly         +2800
15     Domestic Product         +2700
16     Grand Mo the First         +5000
17     Fierceness         +250
18     Stronghold         +1700
19     Resilience         +2400
20     Society Man         +2700
21     AE/21 Epic Ride         +4000

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