It’s time for the 151st Run for the Roses — aka the 2025 Kentucky Derby. The annual race at Kentucky’s Churchill Downs will be run this weekend, with all 20 horses expected to be out of the gates at 6:57 p.m. ET. The drawing of the Kentucky Derby post positions was held this past Saturday, and the odds for the most-watched horse racing event of the year are already in. Journalism drew the favorable post position No. 8 and is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby. The two other horses with single-digit odds headed into this year’s Run For the Roses are Sovereignty (5-1) and Sandman (6-1).
Coverage of the first leg of the Triple Crown will begin this Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock, before moving over to NBC (and Peacock) at 2:30 p.m. Are you stocked up on Mint Julep ingredients? Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby this weekend.
How to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby:
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
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Time: (approximately) 6:57 p.m. ET
Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.
TV channel: NBC
Streaming: Peacock
When is the Kentucky Derby 2025?
The Run for the Roses returns Saturday, May 3.
What time is the Kentucky Derby on?
Coverage of the 151st Run for the Roses will begin as early as 12 p.m. ET (on Peacock and USA Network) and 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The actual race won’t begin until after 6:30 ET. The current post time is 6:57 p.m. ET.
2025 Kentucky Derby channel:
The 151st Kentucky Derby will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock. Additional coverage of the derby and Kentucky Oaks Day will air on USA Network. Across the two days of racing, NBC Sports will cover 17 live races.
How to watch the Kentucky Derby without cable:
At $8/month, a Peacock subscription is the easiest way to stream this year’s Kentucky Derby. An ad-supported Peacock subscription lets you stream live sports and events airing on NBC. Plus, you’ll get access to thousands of hours of shows and movies, including beloved sitcoms such as Parks and Recreation and The Office.
For $12 monthly, you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription that includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just during designated sports and events) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.
More ways to watch the Kentucky Derby live without cable:
Kentucky Derby 2025 post positions and odds:
Here are the post positions and odds for all 20 horses in the 151st Kentucky Derby:
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1. Citizen Bull (20-1)
2. Neoequos (30-1)
3. Final Gambit (30-1)
4. Rodriguez (12-1)
5. American Promise (30-1)
6. Admire Daytona (30-1)
7. Luxor Cafe (15-1)
8. Journalism (3-1)
9. Burnham Square (12-1)
10. Grande (20-1)
11. Flying Mohawk (30-1)
12. East Avenue (20-1)
13. Publisher (20-1)
14. Tiztastic (20-1)
15. Render Judgement (30-1)
16. Coal Battle (30-1)
17. Sandman (6-1)
18. Sovereignty (5-1)
19. Chunk of Gold (30-1)
20. Owen Almighty (30-1)
When is the Kentucky Oaks 2025?
The Kentucky Derby’s sister race, the Kentucky Oaks (a race for 3-year-old thoroughbred fillies) will be held the day before the 151st Kentucky Derby, on Friday, May 2.
How to watch the Kentucky Oaks 2025:
The Kentucky Oaks fillies race will air on USA Network and stream live on Peacock the day before the 2025 Derby. Coverage of the race will air from 1-6 p.m. ET.
How long is the Kentucky Derby?
The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles of racing (or 10 furlongs). The Derby’s actual race time typically hovers around 2 minutes (only two horses have ever run the Kentucky Derby in under two minutes). But coverage of the 2025 race will begin as early as 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.
2025 Kentucky Derby Purse — how much is the Kentucky Derby prize money?
The winner of the 2025 Run for the Roses will receive a portion of the $5 million purse. The prize money, or purse, is broken up among the top five finishers.
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Here’s how the prize money breaks down:
1st place: $3.1 million
2nd place: $1 million
3rd place: $500,000
4th place: $250,000
5th place: $150,000
The Kentucky Derby winner’s prize money is typically broken down like this: 80% of the winning purse is awarded to the owner(s) of the winning horse, and the winning trainer receives 10%. The winning jockey also gets 10%.
2025 Kentucky Derby horses, trainers and jockeys:
Here are the 20 contenders for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, in order of post position.
1. Citizen Bull
Jockey: Martin Garcia
Trainer: Bob Baffert
2. Neoequos
Jockey: Flavien Pratt
Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
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3. Final Gambit
Jockey: Luan Machado
Trainer: Brad H. Cox
4. Rodriguez
Jockey: Michael E. Smith
Trainer: Bob Baffert
5. American Promise
Jockey: Nik Juarez
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
6. Admire Daytona
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
Trainer: Yukihiro Kato
7. Luxor Cafe
Jockey: TBA
Trainer: Noriyuki Hori
8. Journalism
Jockey: Umberto Rispoli
Trainer: Mike McCarthy
9. Burnham Square
Jockey: Brian T. Hernandez, Jr.
Trainer: Ian R. Wilkes
10. Grande
Jockey: John Velazquez
Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
11. Flying Mohawk
Jockey: Joseph D. Ramos
Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman
12. East Avenue
Jockey: Luan Machado
Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh
13. Publisher
Jockey: Flavien Prat
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Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
14. Tiztastic
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
15. Render Judgement
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek
16. Coal Battle
Jockey: Juan P. Vargas
Trainer: Lonnie Briley
17. Sandman
Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz
Trainer: Mark Casse
18. Sovereignty
Jockey: Manuel Franco
Trainer: William I. Mott
19. Chunk of Gold
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry
Trainer: Ethan W. West
20. Owen Almighty
Jockey: TBA
Trainer: Brian Lynch
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