Kentucky Derby field: Horses and odds for 2025 Run for the Roses
Are you ready for the "most exciting two minutes in sports"?
The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is upon us and we are one step closer to the legendary horse race after the post position draw was announced Saturday, finalizing the field and and assigning each three-year-old thoroughbred a starting gate.
Starting gates No. 5 and No. 20 have had the best luck at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, with each lane producing 10 champions each, the most among all starting gates. Always Dreaming (2017) and Rich Stroke (2022) were the last champions from No. 5 and No. 20, respectively. Meanwhile, starting gate No. 17 is still looking for its first champion since the post started being used in 1930.
The Kentucky Derby marks the oldest continuously running sport event in the U.S., dating back to 1875. The race, which kicks off the Triple Crown, is 1¼ miles long or 12 furlongs, a commonly used metric in horse racing that's equivalent to 660 feet each.
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Here's the latest odds for each horse competing in the Kentucky Derby:
Who is the favorite to win Kentucky Derby?
Santa Anita Derby winner Journalism is the current favorite to win the Kentucky Derby at 3-1.
As for how the horse got his moniker? Co-owner Aron Wellman was previously a sports editor of the Beverly Hills (California) High School newspaper and named the colt Journalism because it's "something that I value very much, and I appreciate responsible and diligent journalists."
MORE: Here's how Journalism, likely Kentucky Derby favorite, got his name
Kentucky Derby horses, odds
Here's everything you need to know about the 20 horses competing in the 151st annual "Run for the Roses," from each thoroughbreds's owner and trainer to the latest odds, as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Kentucky Derby.
- Citizen Bull
- Owners: SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
- Trainer: Bob Baffert
- Jockey: Martin Garcia
- Odds: 20-1
- Neoequos
- Owners: C2 Racing Stable (Clint and Mark Cornett); Ian Parsard; Shining Stables; Stefania Farms.
- Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
- Jockey: Flavien Prat
- Odds: 30-1
- Final Gambit
- Owners: Juddmonte
- Trainer: Brad H. Cox
- Jockey: Luan Machado
- Odds: 30-1
- Rodriguez
- Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan
- Trainer: Bob Baffert
- Jockey: Mike Smith
- Odds: 12-1
- American Promise
- Owner: BC Stables LLC
- Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
- Jockey: Nik Juarez
- Odds: 30-1
- Admire Daytona
- Owner: Junko Kondo
- Trainer: Yukihiro Kato
- Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
- Odds: 30-1
- Luxor Cafe
- Owner: Koichi Nishikawa
- Trainer: Noriyuki Hori
- Jockey: Joao Moreira
- Odds: 15-1
- Journalism
- Owners: Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Robert LaPenta
- Trainer: Michael McCarthy
- Jockey: Umberto Rispoli
- Odds: 3-1
- Burnham Square
- Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds
- Trainer: Ian Wilkes
- Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
- Odds: 12-1
- Grande
- Owner: Repole Stable
- Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
- Jockey: Dylan Davis
- Odds: 20-1
- Flying Mohawk
- Owners: Two Eight Racing, Berry Family Racing LLC and Kaleta Racing
- Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman
- Jockey: Joseph D. Ramos
- Odds: 30-1
- East Avenue
- Owner: Godolphin, LLC
- Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh
- Jockey: Luan Machado
- Odds: 20-1
- Publisher
- Owners: King, Gus and Estate of Brereton C. Jones
- Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
- Jockey: Flavien Prat
- Odds: 20-1
- Tiztastic
- Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Mrs. John (Susan) Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith
- Trainer: Steve Asmussen
- Jockey: Joel Rosario
- Odds: 20-1
- Render Judgment
- Owners: Baccari Racing Stable (Chris Baccari); Dream Walkin Farms (Tonni Covel); MJM Racing (Michael Makin); Rocket Ship Racing (Brook T. Smith).
- Trainer: Kenny McPeek
- Jockey: Julien Leparoux
- Odds: 30-1
- Coal Battle
- Owner: Norman Stables LLC
- Trainer: Lonnie Briley
- Jockey: Juan P. Vargas
- Odds: 30-1
- Sandman
- Owners: D.J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables
- Trainer: Mark Casse
- Jockey: Jose Ortiz
- Odds: 6-1
- Sovereignty
- Owner: Godolphin
- Trainer: William I. Mott
- Jockey: Manuel Franco
- Odds: 5-1
- Chunk of Gold
- Owner: Terry L. Stephens
- Trainer: Ethan W. West
- Jockey: Jareth Loveberry
- Odds: 30-1
- Owen Almighty
- Owners: Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC
- Trainer: Brian Lynch
- Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz
- Odds: 30-1
What's the biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history?
Although there might be an odds-on favorite heading into the Kentucky Derby, all bets are off when the horses leave the starting gate and its anyone's race. It is not unheard of for a long shot to pull it off. Just three years ago, Rich Strike won the 2022 Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds, marking the second-biggest upset in race history.
Donerail is the longest shot to win at 91-1 odds in 1913.
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