The primary Saturday in Might is among the nice occasions on the sports activities calendar, and this yr finds a brilliant horse that’s already garnering Triple Crown buzz as 20 of the most effective thoroughbreds on the earth head to Louisville for probably the most well-known race in all of American sports activities.
The Kentucky Derby is open to all three-year-old horses, although no fillies are operating this yr. Individuals are going ten furlongs (or 1 1/4 mile), and $5 million is added to the prize pool for the Grade 1 stakes race — the most important pool in America exterior the Breeders Cup Traditional.
Kentucky Derby publish positions and morning line odds
2025 Kentucky Derby
| Publish Place | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Newest Odds | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publish Place | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Newest Odds | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia | 14-1 | 20-1 |
| 2 | Neoequos | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Flavien Prat | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| 3 | Closing Gambit | Brad Cox | Luan Machado | 15-1 | 30-1 |
| 5 | American Promise | D. Wayne Lukas | Nik Juarez | 12-1 | 30-1 |
| 6 | Admire Daytona | Yukihiro Kato | Christophe Lemaire | 42-1 | 30-1 |
| 7 | Luxor Café | Noriyuki Hori | Joao Moreira | 11-1 | 15-1 |
| 8 | Journalism | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 7-2 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Burnham Sq. | Ian Wilkes | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 16-1 | 12-1 |
| 11 | Flying Mohawk | Whit Beckman | Joe Ramos | 33-1 | 30-1 |
| 12 | East Avenue | Brendan Walsh | Manny Franco | 36-1 | 20-1 |
| 13 | Writer | Steve Asmussen | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 28-1 | 20-1 |
| 14 | Tiztastic | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 19-1 | 20-1 |
| 15 | Render Judgment | Kenny McPeek | Julien Leparoux | 14-1 | 30-1 |
| 16 | Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | Juan Vargas | 27-1 | 30-1 |
| 17 | Sandman | Mark Casse | Jose Ortiz | 9-2 | 6-1 |
| 18 | Sovereignty | Invoice Mott | Junior Alvarado | 9-1 | 5-1 |
| 19 | Chunk of Gold | Ethan West | Jareth Loveberry | 29-1 | 30-1 |
| 20 | Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | Javier Castellano | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| 21 | Baeza | John Shirreffs | Flavien Prat | 18-1 | 12-1 |
* Rodriguez was the No. 4 horse, however was scratched on Thursday. Grande was the No. 10, and was scratched on Friday.
Baeza moved to the No. 21 publish place because the alternate, and can race out of the No. 19 gate
Kentucky Derby predictions
Regardless of what a school steerage counselor would possibly inform you, Journalism is alive and nicely and the favourite to put on the blanket of Roses because the solar units on Saturday afternoon. Coach Michael McCarthy has put the son of Curlin and Mopotism on the monitor 5 occasions, the primary in a maiden particular weight race at Santa Anita the place he crawled to a 3rd. Since then he’s received all 4 races, together with three stakes wins on the Grade 2 Los Al Futurity and San Felipe Stakes, and the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby a month in the past.
He paid simply $4.00 for his victory over the five-horse subject at Santa Anita, however don’t let the one-length win idiot you: He took the worst journey possible, from a begin on the rail to the far exterior on the ultimate flip, and nonetheless had lots within the tank on the wire. The victory on the San Felipe was the identical, as jockey Umbert Rispoli did simply sufficient to recover from the road by 1 3⁄4 over the sphere, however didn’t want the afterburners apparently on supply. If Rispoli can discover a clear line from the eight-hole, there needs to be loads of velocity accessible when down the stretch they arrive.
Sovereignty is the No. 17 horse, and brings as a lot closing velocity as anybody within the subject. Junior Alvarado’s mount will desire a glacial tempo, as he’s bought as a lot closing velocity as anybody. In his final three stakes races he was no higher than fifth on the 3⁄4 pole, however completed with two wins and a second on the Florida Derby that fell quick by simply over a size.
There have solely been 5 winners of the 132 horses which have began in gate No. 17 or larger at Churchill Downs, so staying out of the best way early and discovering a great journey shall be key for the Invoice Mott trainee.
We all know one factor about Bob Baffert’s solely remaining entry following his suspension from Churchill Downs, and that’s he received’t be behind on the first flip. Citizen Bull goes for the lead from the rail, and can attempt to simply run away and cling on. In three of his final 4 races Bull was first to the quarter pole and the end line, together with a 107 velocity determine on the Robert B. Lewis Stakes. However the 2024 Breeders Cup Juvenile winner’s most up-to-date outing was the Santa Anita Derby, the place he did not ever lead and completed 10 lengths behind Journalism in fourth.
There have been a number of candidates for a scratch, and with Rodriguez out the beneficiary is John Shirreffs Baeza, who was the primary alternate after ending second on the Santa Anita Derby. It took Baeza three outings to interrupt his maiden, however his fourth profession begin was a second place on the Santa Anita Derby. A 107 velocity determine in that race noticed him end only a head behind Journalism on the wire.
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Find out how to watch the Kentucky Derby
Publish time for The Kentucky Derby is 6:57 p.m. ET, with the TV broadcast on NBC beginning at 2:30 p.m. Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports activities app will all have streaming protection of all Derby Day races from Churchill Downs.