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CasinoCatalytic: Kentucky Derby Horse Odds, History and Prediction
The 150th Kentucky Derby is nearly here, and the field of 20 three-year-old horses is set.
Catalytic ended th Road to the Kentucky Derby with 50 qualifying points to earn a spot in Derby 150.
Catalytic Kentucky Derby Odds and Post Position
Catalytic's Kentucky Derby morning line odds are 30-1 (+3000).
Catalytic drew post position 5.
Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dornoch | Danny Gargan | Luis Saez | 20-1 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione | 3-1 |
| 3 | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez | 20-1 |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 8-1 |
| 5 | Catalytic | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Jose Ortiz | 30-1 |
| 6 | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Keith Asmussen | 20-1 |
| 7 | Honor Marie | Whit Beckman | Ben Curtis | 20-1 |
Catalytic Horse Trainer and Jockey
Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.'s Skyppylongstocking finished third in the 2022 Belmont Stakes, and Catalytic marks Joseph's third career Derby horse.
Joseph Jr. spoke with FanDuel TV about Catalytic:
Jockey Jose Ortiz makes his ninth career Derby start. Ortiz owns wins at the 2022 Preakness Stakes (Early Voting) and the 2017 Belmont Stakes (Tapwrit).
Ortiz also shared thoughts on Catalytic:
Catalytic Race History
Catalytic has three career races and has been in the money in all three -- despite a max Speed Score of 90.
Speed Scores via Equibase.
Date | Track | Race | Finish | Speed Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2024 | Gulfstream Park | Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa (Gr. 1) | 2 | 90 |
| 3/8/2024 | Tampa Bay | Allowance Optional Claiming | 2 | 85 |
| 10/7/2023 | Gulfstream Park | Maiden Special Weight | 1 | 83 |
Catalytic Kentucky Derby Prediction and Pick
Three races and no worse than a runner-up is what the results show for Catalytic ahead of Derby 150. However, the Speed Scores are low, maxing out at 90.
Among 18 horses in the field with Speed Score data, that's the lowest high-end output of them all.
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