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CasinoHonor Marie: 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.
Honor Marie scored 65 qualifying points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Honor Marie Kentucky Derby Odds and Post Position
Honor Marie's Kentucky Derby morning line odds are 20-1 (+2000).
Honor Marie drew post position 7.
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 |
Honor Marie Horse Trainer and Jockey
Honor Marie is trainer-on-the-rise Whit Beckman's top-earning horse. This is Beckman's Derby debut, though he is based at Churchill Downs.
Irish jockey Ben Curtis rode Honor Marie to a runner-up finish at the Louisiana Derby and will stay in the saddle for the Kentucky Derby.
Watch Beckman discuss Honor Marie with FanDuel TV's Geena Lucille below:
Honor Marie Race History
Honor Marie has two wins in three starts at Churchill Downs. That includes a win at the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) in late November.
Speed Scores via Equibase.
Date | Track | Race | Finish | Speed Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/23/2024 | Fair Grounds | Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (Gr. 2) | 2 | 97 |
| 2/17/2024 | Fair Grounds | Risen Star Stakes (Gr. 2) | 5 | 89 |
| 11/25/2023 | Churchill Downs | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (Gr. 2) | 1 | 98 |
| 10/29/2023 | Churchill Downs | Allowance Optional Claiming | 2 | 91 |
| 9/29/2023 | Churchill Downs | Maiden Special Weight | 1 | 87 |
Honor Marie Kentucky Derby Prediction and Pick
Honor Marie has an average Speed Score of 92.4, which ranks 10th among 18 qualified horses in the initial field.
Honor Marie's maximum Speed Score of 98 could make it hard to translate to a Kentucky Derby upset, as 10 of 18 qualified horses have met that mark and five horses have averaged a 100-plus Speed Score in their final three starts entering the Derby.
Post position 7 has produced eight Kentucky Derby winners for an 8.6% win rate (sixth-highest among the 20 post positions).
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