Twenty horses and two also-eligibles were entered for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4 at Churchill Downs on Saturday and post positions were drawn as the track’s 2024 spring meeting got underway.

From a media point of view, the most talked-about moment of the draw was favoured FIERCENESS (City of Light) drawing post 17, which has never yielded a Derby winner after 44 chances. Trainer Todd Pletcher said the Repole Stable colt will need a clean break to get a good position by the first turn.

Fierceness has been installed the 5-to-2 favourite and has John Velasquez riding.

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