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What time is Kentucky Derby tomorrow? Coverage, post time at Churchill Downs

Ehsan Kassim   Paste BN NETWORK
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(This story has been updated with news that Grande was scratched from the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Friday).

It's almost time for the 151st Kentucky Derby.

The first race of the horse racing Triple Crown is set to be run on Saturday, May 3, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. For the second straight year, the purse for the signature horse race comes in at $5 million.

On Saturday, May 17, the Preakness Stakes will be run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The last leg of the Triple Crown races is on June 7 at the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. If the same horse wins all three races, it wins the Triple Crown.

Justify was the last Triple Crown winner, winning each of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont States, in 2018.

Here's what you need to know about what time the Kentucky Derby is, how to watch and the horse posts:

What time is the Kentucky Derby tomorrow?

  • When: Saturday, May 3
  • Coverage starts: 2:30 p.m. ET
  • Post time: 7:02 p.m. ET
  • Where: Churchill Downs (Louisville, Kentucky)

The 151st Kentucky Derby is set to have a post time of 7:02 p.m. ET. Races start earlier in the day at 2:30 p.m. from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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What channel is the Kentucky Derby on tomorrow?

The Kentucky Derby race will be live broadcast on NBC, with a post time of 7:02 p.m. ET for the day's featured race. The first leg of the Triple Crown can also be streamed on Peacock, which is NBC's exclusive streaming site, and on Fubo, which offers potential new subscribers a free trial.

2025 Kentucky Derby post positions

Here's a look at the horse's post positions for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (with odds as of Thursday night):

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