The 151st Kentucky Derby will run on Saturday evening at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, as 19 horses currently remain in the field for horse racing’s most iconic race.
Journalism (7/2), the Santa Anita Derby winner trained by Michael McCarthy, is still the favorite on the live odds after opening as the morning line favorite, but there have been some major shakeups behind him. Two of the expected top contenders, Rodriguez and Grande, were scratched out of the race with foot bruises, with Baeza drawing into the field, and the live odds saw some major changes on Friday as a result.
Notably, Saturday marks the return of legendary trainer Bob Baffert to Churchill Downs after the track issued him a three-year ban when his horse, Medina Spirit, tested positive for an anti-inflammatory after winning the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Now, Baffert is back with a single horse in the race after Rodriguez was scratched. Baffert’s only horse will be Citizen Bull, who goes out of the No. 1 post.
“I know people will still have opinions, and there’s nothing I can do about that,” Baffert recently told The Athletic. “People will say what they say or think what they think. I know it was an honest mistake, but at the end of the day, it couldn’t be in the horse’s system. That’s the rule, and Churchill had to do what they had to do. I respect that. I’m grateful to be back. I love this race. I just want to move forward.”
The biggest factor on Saturday is going to be the weather. The elements are already making track conditions a mess as rain has been steady throughout the morning and into the afternoon. The horses that excel in these conditions are the ones to seek out, but it will hard to tell how some of the horses react until they get out on to the track and feel the sloppy mud and clay underneath them.
If you are looking for an underdog to follow this year, Neoequos (47-1) and Owen Almighty (39-1) are the biggest longshots. Those two don’t compare, however, with some of the biggest longshots to win all time. Look no further than 2022 when Rich Strike (80-1) took home the roses after being a late addition to the field. Plus, horses like Mine That Bird (50-1) in 2009 and Giacomo (50-1) in 2005 have also come up big on the grandest stage of them all.
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Below is all the information you need to know about the 151st Kentucky Derby.
Where to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Date: Saturday, May 3
Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
Location: Churchill Downs — Louisville, Kentucky
TV: NBC | Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
2025 Kentucky Derby odds, post positions
No. 1 post: 1 Citizen Bull (14-1)
No. 2 post: 2 Neoequos (47-1)
No. 3 post: 3 Final Gambit (15-1)
No. 4 post: 5 American Promise (12-1)
No. 5 post: 6 Admire Daytona (37-1)
No. 6 post: 7 Luxor Cafe (12-1)
No. 7 post: 8 Journalism (7/2)
No. 8 post: 9 Burnham Square (16-1)
No. 9 post: 11 Flying Mohawk (33-1)
No. 10 post: 12 East Avenue (32-1)
No. 11 post: 13 Publisher (28-1)
No. 12 post: 14 Tiztastic (18-1)
No. 13 post: 15 Render Judgment (12-1)
No. 14 post: 16 Coal Battle (27-1)
No. 15 post: 17 Sandman (9/2)
No. 16 post: 18 Sovereignty (9-1)
No. 17 post: 19 Chunk of Gold (29-1)
No. 18 post: 20 Owen Almighty (39-1)
No. 19 post: 21 Baeza (22-1)
Where is the Kentucky Derby?
The Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky every year on the first weekend in May.
How long is the Kentucky Derby?
Since 1896, the race has been 1 1/4 miles.
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