{"id":16469,"date":"2024-05-01T05:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T05:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentuckyderbybettingsites.net\/?p=16469"},"modified":"2024-05-01T09:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T09:57:44","slug":"kentucky-derby-jockeys-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentuckyderbybettingsites.net\/features\/kentucky-derby-jockeys-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby Jockeys 2024: Which Riders Have The Best ‘Run For The Roses’ Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kentucky Derby jockeys riding in this year’s race are starting to take shape with most booked for the expected runners. With this in mind, we thought we’d take a deeper look at the ‘Churchill Downs Class of 2024’<\/em> – including the pilots with the best records and those making their Run For The Roses<\/em> debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kentucky Derby Jockeys 2024: Confirmed Rides and ‘Run For The Roses’<\/em> Record<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There will be a maximum of 20 Kentucky Derby horses<\/a> heading to post on Saturday May 4. Riding them, of course, are 20 Kentucky Derby jockeys<\/strong> hoping to cement themselves in US horse racing folklore.<\/p>\n

One of the big names on show at Churchill Downs is three-time winner John Velazquez (52), who will be riding in the race for a remarkable 26th time.<\/p>\n

He gets the leg-up on Fierceness for two-time winning handler Todd Pletcher. According to the best Kentucky Derby betting sites<\/a>, Velazquez rides one of the favorites this year.<\/p>\n

Another of the veteran Kentucky Derby jockeys is Frankie Dettori (53). He rides Society Man for Danny Gargan.<\/p>\n

2024 Kentucky Derby Horses & Their Jockeys Stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Horse<\/b><\/td>\nTrainer
\n<\/b><\/td>\n		Jockey<\/b><\/td>\nKentucky Derby Rides
\n<\/b><\/td>\n		Kentucky Derby Wins<\/b><\/td>\nPast Winners (Year)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forever Young (JPN)<\/td>\nYoshito Yahagi<\/td>\nRyusei Sakai<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fierceness<\/td>\nTodd Pletcher<\/td>\nJohn Velazquez<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nAuthentic (2020), Always Dreaming (2017) & Animal Kingdom (2011)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/td>\nChad Brown<\/td>\nTyler Gaffalione<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catching Freedom<\/td>\nBrad Cox<\/td>\nFlavien Prat<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nCountry House (2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stronghold<\/td>\nPhil D\u2019Amato<\/td>\nAntonio Fresu<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Just Steel<\/td>\nWayne Lukas<\/td>\nKeith Asmussen<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Endlessly<\/td>\nMichael McCarthy<\/td>\nUmberto Rispoli<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mystik Dan<\/td>\nKenny McPeek<\/td>\nBrian Hernandez Jr.<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dornoch<\/td>\nDanny Gargan<\/td>\nLuis Saez<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honor Marie<\/td>\nWhit Beckman<\/td>\nBen Curtis<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Resilience<\/td>\nBill Mott<\/td>\nJunior Alvarado<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Saratoga<\/td>\nLarry Demeritte<\/td>\nJesus Castanon<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Track Phantom<\/td>\nSteve Asmussen<\/td>\nJoel Rosario<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nOrb (2013)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Encino (scratched)<\/em><\/td>\nBrad Cox<\/td>\nAxel Concepcion<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Domestic Product<\/td>\nChad Brown<\/td>\nIrad Ortiz Jr.<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Just A Touch<\/td>\nBrad Cox<\/td>\nFlorent Geroux<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nMandaloun (2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catalytic<\/td>\nCatalytic<\/td>\nJose Ortiz<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Mo The First<\/td>\nVictor Barboza Jr.<\/td>\nEmisael Jaramillo<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Society Man<\/td>\nDanny Gargan<\/td>\nFrankie Dettori<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T O Password (JPN)<\/td>\nDaisuke Takayanagi<\/td>\nKazushi Kimura<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epic Ride<\/td>\nJohn Ennis<\/td>\nAdam Beschizza<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Just FOUR Past Winning Kentucky Derby Jockeys Will Ride In 2024 Edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When reviewing the Kentucky Derby jockeys, we also noticed there are only FOUR past winners in the race.<\/p>\n

Yes, only John Velazquez, Flavien Prat, Joel Rosario <\/strong>and Florent Geroux<\/strong> can brag about steering home one of the previous Kentucky Derby winners<\/a> at Churchill Downs.<\/p>\n

However, we will still see 15 jockeys that have ridden at least once in the big race before. These include Japanese rider Kazushi Kimura (T O Password). He rode Mandarin Hero in 2023. Luis Saez (Dornoch), meanwhile, has ten past rides in the race.<\/p>\n

John Velazquez Is The Most Experienced Of The Kentucky Derby Jockeys Riding In 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you simply want to bet a 2024 Kentucky Derby runner based on jockey experience, then look no further than John Velazquez<\/strong>. The Puerto Rican jockey has over 6,000 career wins to his name since he started riding in 1990.<\/p>\n

Velazquez has also racked up three Run For The Roses<\/em> wins – the most of any of the Kentucky Derby jockeys in 2024.<\/p>\n

His first success in the opening US Triple Crown<\/a> race came in 2011 on the Graham Motion-trained Animal Kingdom. Velazquez added to that in 2017 with Always Dreaming, while his most recent Derby win came on Authentic in 2020.<\/p>\n

He’ll be looking to make it four wins in 2024 as he’s been booked to ride one of the Kentucky Derby favourites<\/a> in Fierceness, who was last seen bolting up in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park (watch below).<\/p>\n