It’s time to break out the fancy hat and mint juleps — the 151st Kentucky Derby is today!
The annual “Race for the Roses” is the first event in the triple crown of racing, followed by the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, both scheduled for later this spring.
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Trainer Bob Baffert is returning to Churchill Downs this year following a three-year suspension after he was found to have used banned substances on a winning horse in the 2021 Kentucky Derby. This year, he’s entering horse Citizen Bull into the Kentucky Derby.
The current favorite to win is Kentucky-bred horse Journalism, who has won four of five career starts and enters the Kentucky Derby on a four-race winning streak.
As the fastest two minutes in sports, the race will be over in the blink of an eye — here’s how to make sure you don’t miss it.
The 2025 Kentucky Derby begins at 6:57 p.m. ET tonight, May 3. Pre-race coverage began on NBC and Peacock at 2:30 p.m. ET.
As it has been every year since 1875, the 2025 Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
If you don’t have cable or a TV antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to catch the Kentucky Derby for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free and starts at $69.99/month, with plenty of subscription options that include NBC so you can choose the one that works best for you.
Another cost-effective way to tune in to the 2025 Kentucky Derby is with a subscription to Peacock, NBC’s streaming service.
Peacock currently costs $7.99/month with ads and $13.99/month ad-free. The streamer also offers discounted annual plans, which are either $79.99 with ads or $139.99 ad-free.
Per Twin Spires Horse Racing, one of our favorite apps for betting on this year’s race, these are the betting odds for the 2025 Kentucky Derby at the time of publishing, though these numbers may continue to change until the race begins.
| Post Position | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Odds to Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizen Bull | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | 20-1 |
| 2 | Neoequos | Flavien Prat | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 50-1 |
| 3 | Final Gambit | Luan Machado | Brad Cox | 30-1 |
| 5 | American Promise | Nik Juarez | Wayne Lukas | 30-1 |
| 6 | Admire Daytona | Christophe Lemaire | Yukihiro Kato | 30-1 |
| 7 | Luxor Cafe | João Moreira | Noriyuki Hori | 10-1 |
| 8 | Journalism | Umberto Rispoli | Michael McCarthy | 3-1 |
| 9 | Burnham Square | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian Wilkes | 8-1 |
| 11 | Flying Mohawk | Joseph Ramos | Whit Beckman | 50-1 |
| 12 | East Avenue | Manuel Franco | Brendan P. Walsh | 15-1 |
| 13 | Publisher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Steven Asmussen | 20-1 |
| 14 | Tiztastic | Joel Rosario | Steven Asmussen | 15-1 |
| 15 | Render Judgment | Julien Leparoux | Kenneth McPeek | 50-1 |
| 16 | Coal Battle | Juan Vargas | Lonnie Briley | 20-1 |
| 17 | Sandman | José Ortiz | Mark Casse | 5-1 |
| 18 | Sovereignty | Junior Alvarado | William Mott | 9-2 |
| 19 | Chunk of Gold | Jareth Loveberry | Ethan West | 20-1 |
| 20 | Owen Almighty | Javier Casellano | Brian Lynch | 50-1 |
| 21 | Baeza | Flavien Prat | John A. Shirreffs | 50-1 |
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