The 2025 Kentucky Derby will see a field of 19 horses going from the starting gate, with the Run for the Roses is set for a post time of 6:57 p.m. on Saturday.
The race is for three-year-old horses, with a total prize pool of $5 million making it the richest prize outside of the Breeder’s Cup in American thoroughbred racing. All horses had to qualify via the Road to the Kentucky Derby points system, with the outside horse No. 21 Baeza added only due to scratches in the field.
The race has a big favorite in Journalism, the morning line chalk at 3-1 that might go off even shorter. But the rest of the field hasn’t seen a lot of wet tracks or mud, and a consistent rain at Churchill Downs the last two days might make for a wide-open race.
Here are the opening odds, followed by the latest track odds, from Churchill Downs ahead of the 2025 Kentucky Derby:
Updated: 3:58 p.m.
2025 Kentucky Derby
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Latest Odds | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Latest Odds | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia | 12-1 | 20-1 |
| 2 | Neoequos | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Luis Saez | 38-1 | 30-1 |
| 3 | Final Gambit | Brad Cox | Luan Machado | 15-1 | 30-1 |
| 5 | American Promise | D. Wayne Lukas | Nik Juarez | 11-1 | 30-1 |
| 6 | Admire Daytona | Yukihiro Kato | Christophe Lemaire | 39-1 | 30-1 |
| 7 | Luxor Café | Noriyuki Hori | Joao Moreira | 8-1 | 15-1 |
| 8 | Journalism | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 4-1 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Burnham Square | Ian Wilkes | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 17-1 | 12-1 |
| 11 | Flying Mohawk | Whit Beckman | Joe Ramos | 27-1 | 30-1 |
| 12 | East Avenue | Brendan Walsh | Manny Franco | 39-1 | 20-1 |
| 13 | Publisher | Steve Asmussen | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 30-1 | 20-1 |
| 14 | Tiztastic | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 21-1 | 20-1 |
| 15 | Render Judgment | Kenny McPeek | Julien Leparoux | 15-1 | 30-1 |
| 16 | Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | Juan Vargas | 24-1 | 30-1 |
| 17 | Sandman | Mark Casse | Jose Ortiz | 5-1 | 6-1 |
| 18 | Sovereignty | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 10-1 | 5-1 |
| 19 | Chunk of Gold | Ethan West | Jareth Loveberry | 26-1 | 30-1 |
| 20 | Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | Javier Castellano | 37-1 | 30-1 |
| 21 | Baeza | John Shirreffs | Flavien Prat | 17-1 | 12-1 |