Gotham Stakes winner Deterministic can validate himself as one of the leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby when he faces 12 other horses in the 2024 Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y. Trained by Christophe Clement, Deterministic is undefeated in two career starts. He enters the weekend in sixth in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool at 15-1. On Saturday, Deterministic is the 7-5 favorite in the 2024 Wood Memorial odds. The Todd Pletcher-trained Tuscan Sky is the 4-1 second choice in the 13-horse 2024 Wood Memorial field, while the Bill Mott-trained Resilience is 6-1.
Post time for the $750,000 race is 4:07 p.m. ET. With several lightly raced 3-year-olds set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any 2024 Wood Memorial picks.
A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team since 2017, Weir is a two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. He has produced multiple five-figure days at the track over the years, including a $60,000 Pick 6 at Del Mar in 2014 and an $18,000 Pick 5 at Tampa Bay Downs earlier this week.
In April of last year, he hit a Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park for $641, the exacta in the Florida Derby, a Pick 5 at Keeneland and the exacta in the Lexington Stakes. He smashed the trifecta in the Belmont Stakes for $532.96, and later in June he crushed a Pick 4 at Belmont for $555. Those were just some of his scores from 2023.
Now, he has handicapped the 2024 Wood Memorial lineup, made his picks and constructed his bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2024 Wood Memorial predictions
One surprise: Weir is high on the chances of Resilience, even though he's a 6-1 longshot. Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by John Velazquez, Resilience broke his maiden in his fourth career start, winning at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 1.
In his first start facing winners, Resilience acquitted himself well, finishing fourth in the Risen Star Stakes. The winner of that race, Sierra Leone, is one of the top-two favorites for the Kentucky Derby, and the third-place finisher, Catching Freedom, has returned to win the Louisiana Derby. "His recent fourth place in the Risen Star Stakes looks pretty good in this field," Weir told SportsLine. Weir is using Resilience prominently in his wagers. You can see all of Weir's 2024 Wood Memorial bets here.
How to make 2024 Wood Memorial picks
Moreover, Weir is high on a double-digit longshot who can improve by "going long." Weir's top pick is a horse who is "a big threat." Weir is including these horses in his 2024 Wood Memorial bets, and so should you. He's sharing which horses to back only at SportsLine.
So who wins the Wood Memorial 2024, and what double-digit longshot is a must-back? Check out the latest 2024 Wood Memorial odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Weir's picks for the Wood Memorial, all from the horse racing insider who has had multiple five-figure days at the track, and find out.
2024 Wood Memorial odds, contenders
| Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projection |
| 1 | Resilience | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 2 | El Grande O | 8-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 3 | Lonesome Boy | 50-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 4 | Deterministic | 7-5 | SEE PICKS |
| 5 | Protective | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 6 | Evening News | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 7 | Merit | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 8 | Elysian Meadows | 15-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 9 | Tuscan Sky | 4-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 10 | Gettysburg Address | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 11 | Society Man | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 12 | Deposition | 50-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 13 | Uncle Heavy | 8-1 | SEE PICKS |
