Can the Top Horses to Win the Kentucky Derby be the Next Triple Crown Winner?

It’s that time of the year again when horse racing’s Triple Crown breaks from the gate. On Saturday, May 4, the top three year olds in the world not trained by Bob Baffert step into the starting gate at Churchill Downs for the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

The winner of the Derby is the only horse that can win the Preakness on May 18 and the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga this year on June 8 and win the Crown. We answer that question as well as profile Triple Crown contenders, plus MyBookie offers the online racebook lines for the races this year plus the top horses to win the Kentucky Derby.

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Four Horses with the Best Chances of Winning the Triple Crown

Forever Young

By Saturday afternoon, U.S. horse racing fans could end up praising the efforts of trainer Yoshito Yahagi. Yahagi is one of the top horseman in the nation. He also put Forever Young on the path to the Kentucky Derby before the horse ran its first race.

The undefeated Forever Young has posted increasing Timeform ratings after every race. Forever Young ran, arguably, the best prep of the season when he beat his foes in the 1 1/8 miles UAE Derby. The runner has the form, trainer, and talent to win the Triple Crown.

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Fierceness

Fierceness’s biggest issue is Fierceness. When his head is right, no three year old in the world has the talent to beat the Todd Pletcher trainee.

But Fierceness’ head isn’t always right. The horse requires few impediments to win. The Kentucky Derby is notorious for pinballing front runners at the start. Those front runners often throw in the towel before the first turn.

Fierceness showed in the Holy Bull that he’ll give up if faced with adversity. The Holy Bull was a while ago. So Fierceness may have matured in his mind. If he hasn’t, he’ll blow up a lot of tickets on Saturday. If he has, a Triple Crown could be in his future.

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Sierra Leone

The Chad Brown runner has the talent and the class to win the Triple Crown. Sierra Leone boasts a devastating turn of foot that should put him in the top four for sure on May 4.

Winning, though, could be an issue. Leone must break from post 2. Making a closing trip from post 2 in the Kentucky Derby will be tough because the rail isn’t always the best place to be and horses will backing up into the Brown runner in the later stages of the race.

If he gets it done, watch out. A Preakness and Belmont win, the Belmont is at 1 ¼ miles this year, FYI, would be more than possible. It’s all about the trip when it comes to Sierra Leone. Keep that in mind on Saturday.

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Just a Touch

Just a Touch may have run a better race than Sierra Leone in the Bluegrass. Trained by Brad Cox, the lightly raced horse has the speed to stay with runners like Fierceness and Forever Young early.

That could benefit Just a Touch on Saturday. For sure, Just a Touch must improve off the Bluegrass effort, but every horse must improve to beat Fierceness and Forever Young. Just a Touch has just as much of a shot of improving as all the other horses in the race. A Derby win would signal that this one is a Triple Crown player because the breeding suggests he can easily get 1 ¼ miles.

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