What time is the Kentucky Derby today? Post time, post positions for Churchill Downs
Horse racing's most decorated and highly anticipated event has arrived, Welcome to the Kentucky Derby.
Celebrating its 151st run at Churchill Downs on Saturday, the 2025 edition of the Run for the Roses will take place at 7:02 p.m. ET in Louisville, Kentucky.
Saturday's race, which now consists of 19 different 3-year-old horses, also serves as the start of the Triple Crown season, one of horse racing's hardest feats. Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez and Grande were scratched from the race on Thursday and Friday, respectively, with injuries.
Potential favorites to watch for on Saturday in the Kentucky Derby include Journalism, Sovereignty and Sandman. Former MLB outfielder Jayson Werth's horse, Flying Mohawk, enters Saturday's race as a long shot at 30-1 odds and placed in the No. 11 post.
Journalism is unbeaten in five career races with four-straight wins, and is one of the likely candidates for the Triple Crown race, which hasn't been completed since Justify in 2018.
Here's what you need to know on when the Kentucky Derby starts on Saturday, including how to watch the race, what the post positions are for it and more:
Stream the 2025 Kentucky Derby live with Peacock
What time is the Kentucky Derby today?
- Date: Saturday, May 3
- Time: 7:02 p.m. ET
- Location: Churchill Downs (Louisville, Kentucky)
The 151st run of the Kentucky Derby is set to have a post time of 7:02 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
How to watch 2025 Kentucky Derby: TV channel, streaming options
- TV channel: NBC
- Streaming options: Peacock | Fubo (free trial)
NBC will nationally broadcast the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3 from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Streaming options for the Kentucky Derby include Peacock, NBC's subscription service, and Fubo, which carries NBC and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby live with Fubo (free trial)
Kentucky Derby 2025 post positions
Here's an updated look at the breakdown of the post positions for the 19 horses that will be competing in the 2025 Kentucky Derby after Rodriguez and Grande were scratched from the field on Thursday and Friday, respectively:
- Citizen Bull
- Neoequos
- Final Gambit
- Rodriguez
- American Promise
- Admire Daytona
- Luxor Cafe
- Journalism
- Burnham Square
- Flying Mohawk
- East Avenue
- Publisher
- Tiztastic
- Render Judgment
- Coal Battle
- Sandman
- Sovereignty
- Chunk of Gold
- Owen Almighty
Kentucky Derby 2025 purse, winner's share
The purse for the 2025 Kentucky Derby a guaranteed $5 million, the very same value as it was for the 2024 Kentucky Derby. The winner of the Kentucky Derby will once again take home a record-breaking $3.1 million.