Sunland Derby winner Stronghold set to run in 150th Kentucky Derby

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — The most exciting two minutes in sports will have a Borderland flare to it come Saturday, as this year’s winner of the Sunland Derby , Stronghold, is set to Run for the Roses.

Stronghold drew post number 18 in what will be the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby, holding 20-1 odds to win the milestone race. Some racing experts are predicting a top-5 finish for Stronghold, whose team includes jockey Antonio Fresu, trainer Philip D’Amato, and owners Eric and Sharon Waller.

The three-year-old thoroughbred was a 3-2 betting favorite in February’s running of the Sunland Derby, a race Stronghold won with a recorded time of 1:42.64. The win gave Stronghold 25 points on the road to the Kentucky Derby along with a $400,000 prize.

Saturday’s Kentucky Derby will air exclusively on KTSM with coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. MT on NBC. Post time for the main event at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, is set for 4:57 p.m. MT.

Kentucky Derby 2024: Latest field odds

• Fierceness (5-2)
• Sierra Leone (3-1)
• Catching Freedom (8-1)
• Forever Young (10-1)
• Just a Touch (10-1)
• Dornoch (20-1)
• Mystik Dan (20-1)
• Just Steel (20-1)
• Honor Marie (20-1)
• Track Phanton (20-1)
• Stronghold (20-1)
• Resilience (20-1)
• Catalytic (30-1)
• Epic Ride (30-1)
• T O Password (30-1)
• Endlessly (30-1)
• Domestic Product (30-1)
• Grand Mo the First (50-1)
• Society Man (50-1)
• West Saratoga (50-1)

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