How to see the 2025 Kentucky Derby: Post time, opportunities, TV channel, free live streams

The 151st run of the Kentucky Derby will end a whole day with races in Churchill Downs while starting the three -time crown of the horse race. The race is scheduled to start for a postal time at 6:57 p.m. with TV reporting via NBC and streaming on-demand.

• As you can see: Live streams of the 2025 Kentucky Derby are available with offers from Fubotv (Free Test), SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirectV -Stream (Free Test).
• The derby will also stream on Peacock, which is available for $ 7.99 per month, or less if you pay annually.
• Streaming and TV reporting begins at 12 p.m. ET on Peacock and at 2:30 p.m. ET in the USA network before switching to NBC to start at 3:30 p.m.

2025 Kentucky Derby

Racing plan at a glance

When: Saturday, May 3 at 6:57 p.m. ET (17:57 ct)

Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.

TV channel: NBC and Peacock

Live streams: Fubotv (free test version) | Slingtv (low intro rate) | Directv stream (free test version) | Peacocks ($ 7.99/Mon.)

Umberto Rispoli will drive the 2025 favorite of Kentucky Derby in journalism, who has 3 to 1 chances of winning the race from his place # 8. The Michael W. McCarthy-trained horse has a win at the San Felipe Stakes of the 2 degrees and has a career record of 3-0: 1 to secure its place as the derby favorite. Sovereignty (5-1), Sandman (6-1), Baeza (12-1) and Burnham Square (12-1) round off the top five derby picks in the chances on Saturday morning.

Kentucky Derby 2025

Morning lines

1. Citizen Bull (20-1)

2. NeoEquos (30-1)

3. Final Gambit (30-1)

5. American Promise (30-1)

6. Admire Daytona (30-1)

7. Luxor Cafe (15-1)

8. Journalism (3-1)

9. Burnham Square (12-1)

11. Fly Mohawk (30-1)

12. East Avenue (20-1)

13. Verlag (20-1)

14. Tiztastic (20-1)

15. Judgment (30-1)

16. Coal battle (30-1)

17. Sandman (6-1)

18. Sovereignty (5-1)

19. Gold block (30-1)

20. Owen Allmächter (30-1)

21. Baeza (12-1)

Kentucky Derby 2025: know your live streaming options

• Fubotv (free trial version) – – Excellent viewer experience with a huge library of live sports content; Free test length vary; The monthly price after free trial version begins at 79.99 USD.
• Slintttv (low intro rate) – – The reduced first month is best if it no longer has free trial versions or they are on the market for a month on TV for a month
• Directv stream (free test version) – – Not the same level of viewer experience as FubotV, but the 7-day standard free trial version is still the longest in streaming.
• Peacocks ($ 7.99+/Mon.) – – Library of Live Sports grows and offers exclusive NFL and College Football games throughout the season.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby is set to NBC for a postal time from 6:57 p.m. Live streams are available from Fubotv (Free Test), DirectV Stream (Free Test) and SlingTV (low intro rate).

The race will also stream on Peacock.