2025 Kentucky Derby Live: Start time, TV channel, as you can see, post positions and more

It is time for the 151st run for the roses – also known as the 2025 Kentucky Derby. The annual race in Kentucky's Churchill Downs will take place this weekend. All 20 horses are expected to be from the gates at 6:57 p.m. and at 6:57 p.m. The drawing of the positions of the Kentucky Derby-Post took place last Saturday, and the chances for the most watched horse racing of the year are already in the favorable postal position No. 8 and the 3-1 favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby. The other two horses with single-digit profit opportunities that have driven into this year's run for the roses are sovereignty (5-1) and Sandman (6-1).

The reporting on the first stage of the Triple Crown begins this Saturday at 12 p.m. ET in the USA Network and Peacock before switching to NBC (and Peacock) at 2:30 p.m.). Here you will find everything you need to know how to see Kentucky Derby 2025 this weekend.

How to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby:

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

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Time: (approximately) 18:57 PM et

Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.

TV channel: NBC

Streaming: peacock

When is the Kentucky Derby 2025?

The run for the roses will return on Saturday, May 3, on May 3.

What time is the Kentucky Derby?

The reporting on the 151st run for the roses begins at 12 noon (in the Peacock and in the USA network) and at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The actual race only begins after 6:30 et. The current postal period is 18:57 PM ET.

2025 Kentucky Derby Channel:

The 151st Kentucky Derby is broadcast on NBC and streamed live on Peacock. The additional reporting on the day Derby and Kentucky Oaks is broadcast in the USA network. In the two racing days, NBC Sports will cover 17 live races.

How to watch the Kentucky Derby without cable:

Other ways to watch the Kentucky Derby without a cable:

Kentucky Derby 2025 Post positions and opportunities:

Here are the postal positions and opportunities for all 20 horses in the 151st Kentucky Derby:

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Citizen Bull (20-1)

NeoEquos (30-1)

Endgambit (30-1)

American promise (30-1)

Admire daytona (30-1)

Luxor Cafe (15-1)

Journalism (3-1)

Burnham Square (12-1)

Flying Mohawk (30-1)

East Avenue (20-1)

Verlag (20-1)

Tizastisch (20-1)

Submit judgment (30-1)

Coal battle (30-1)

Sandman (6-1)

Sovereignty (5-1)

Gold-Bei (30-1)

Owen Allmächter (30-1)

Baeza (12-1)

*Grande – which originally started for the ninth post – was scratched on Friday for a footlike. His replacement still has to be named.

When is the Kentucky Oaks 2025?

The Kentucky Derby sister race, the Kentucky Oaks (a race for 3 years of thoroughbred attacks), takes place the day before the 151st Kentucky Derby on Friday, May 2.

How to watch the Kentucky Oaks 2025:

The Kentucky Oaks Fillies race will be broadcast live on Peacock the day before the 2025 derby derby. The reporting on the race is broadcast from 1 a.m. to 6 p.m.

How long does the Kentucky Derby last?

The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles (or 10 Furlongs). The actual race time of the derby usually hovers around 2 minutes (only two horses ran the Kentucky Derby in less than two minutes). However, reporting on the 2025 race begins at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.

2025 Kentucky Derby money exchange -How much does the Kentucky Derby Prize money cost?

The winner of the 2025 run for the roses receives part of the 5 million dollar -money exchange. The prize money or the wallet is dissolved among the five best finishers.

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Here is how the prize money collapses:

1st place: $ 3.1 million

2nd place: $ 1 million

3rd place: 500,000 US dollars

4th place: 250,000 US dollars

5th place: $ 150,000

The prize money of the Kentucky Derby winner is usually broken down: 80% of the winning bag is awarded to the owners of the winning horse, and the winner receives 10%. The winner Jockey also receives 10%.

2025 Kentucky derby horses, trainers and trainers and Jockeys:

Here are the 20 competitors for the 2025 Kentucky Derby in the order of the postal position.

1. Citizen Bull

Jockey: Martin Garcia

Trainer: Bob Baffert

2. NeoEquos

Jockey: Flavien Pratt

Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.

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3. Final Gambit

Jockey: Luan Machado

Trainer: Brad H. Cox

4. Rodriguez Baeza

Jockey: Michael E. Smith

Trainer: Bob Baffert

5. American promise

Jockey: Nik Juarez

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

6. Admire Daytona

Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

Trainer: Yukihiro Kato

7. Luxor cafe

Jockey: TBA

Trainer: Noriyuki Hori

8. Journalism

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

Trainer: Mike McCarthy

9. Burnham Square

Jockey: Brian T. Hernandez, Jr.

Trainer: Ian R. Wilkes

10. Grande

Jockey: John Velazquez

Trainer: Todd A. Plletcher

11. Fly Mohawk

Jockey: Joseph D. Ramos

Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman

12. East Avenue

Jockey: Luan Machado

Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh

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13. Verlag

Jockey: Flavien Prat

Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen

14. Tizastic

Jockey: Joel Rosario

Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen

15. Judgment

Jockey: Julien Leparoux

Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek

16. Coal battle

Jockey: Juan P. Vargas

Trainer: Lonnie Briley

17. Sandman

Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz

Trainer: Mark Casse

18. Sovereignty

Jockey: Manuel Franco

Trainer: William I. Mott

19. Gold block

Jockey: Jareth Loveberry

Trainer: Ethan W. West

20. Owen Almightyer

Jockey: TBA

Trainer: Brian Lynch

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