KENTUCKY DERBY | 151

May 3 | Churchill Downs | First Post 11:00am | Kentucky Derby (R12) 6:57pm
2025 Kentucky Derby
The 151 running of the Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
The Kentucky Derby is a race that includes the top 3 Y.O. thoroughbreds from across the country & around the world. The race will be contested at 1 ¼ mile on dirt at the beautiful Churchill Downs racecourse in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Wagering Information
Advanced wagering is available online, by phone & at Winners retail locations
Advanced wagering on the Kentucky Derby (R12 only) is available Friday, May 2 starting at 10am. It will be listed as “KY DERBY.”
First post at Churchill Downs is 11:00am | Kentucky Derby (R12) post is 6:57pm
Available bet types & minimums:
WPS $1 | Exacta $1 | Trifecta .50 | Superfecta $1 | Double $1 | Picks .50
Special two-day wagers available:
Includes the Oaks-Derby Double, which includes the Kentucky Oaks (Friday) and the Kentucky Derby (Saturday), where players try to predict the winner of both races. There will also be the Oaks-Derby Pick 3, which combines the Kentucky Oaks (Friday) with the Turf Classic (Saturday) & the Kentucky Derby (Saturday). Both wagers will open on Friday, May 3 & will close at post time for the Kentucky Oaks (R11), approx. 5:51pm EST on Friday, May 3. The ticket name for the special wagers will read DRBY-DBL & OAKS*DBY*P3.
Handicapping
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The Derby Field
The field is TBD for the 151 Kentucky Derby. View below for post positions, jockeys, trainers, odds & more!
Odds updated as of 11:30 AM
POST POSITION | HORSE | ODDS | TRAINER | JOCKEY |
1 | Citizen Bull | 20-1 | B. Baffert | M. Garcia |
2 | Neoequos | 30-1 | S. Joseph Jr. | F. Prat |
3 | Final Gambit | 30-1 | B. Cox | L. Machado |
4 | Rodriguez | 12-1 | B. Baffert | M. Smith |
5 | American Promise | 30-1 | D. Lukas | N. Juarez |
6 | Admire Daytona | 30-1 | Y. Kato | C. Lemaire |
7 | Luxor Cafe | 15-1 | N. Hori | J. Moreira |
8 | Journalism | 3-1 | M. McCarthy | U. Rispoli |
9 | Burnham Square | 12-1 | I. Wilkes | B. Hernandez Jr. |
10 | Grande | 20-1 | T. Pletcher | J. Velzaquez |
11 | Flying Mohawk | 30-1 | W. Beckham | J. Ramos |
12 | East Avenue | 20-1 | B. Walsh | M. Franco |
13 | Publisher | 20-1 | S. Asmussen | I. Ortiz Jr. |
14 | Tiztastic | 20-1 | S. Asmussen | J. Rosario |
15 | Render Judgement | 30-1 | K. McPeek | J. Leparoux |
16 | Coal Battle | 30-1 | L. Briley | J. Vargas |
17 | Sandman | 6-1 | M. Casse | J. Ortiz |
18 | Sovereignty | 5-1 | B. Mott | J. Alvarado |
19 | Chuck of Gold | 30-1 | E. West | J. Loveberry |
20 | Owen Almighty | 30-1 | B. Lynch | B. Hernandez Jr. |
21* | Baeza | 12-1 | J. Shirreffs | F. Prat |
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