What time is 2025 Kentucky Derby? So look at free television and streaming

The 2025 Kentucky Derby – the first stop on the street to Triple Crown – is this weekend. Where can you see and stream the event?

The 151st Kentucky Derby in Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, is common. Nineteen 3-year-old horses compete with a wallet of $ 5 million at this year's event. Two of the horses – Grande and Rodriguez – were scratched from the race on Friday.

As for the weather for the television channel of the derby, Kentucky Wlky forecast a “rather cloudy” day on Saturday with occasional showers and a few storms.

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“It does not look like a washing system for the derby, but brings the poncho or a raincoat in any case because we will have rainy seasons.” Wlky Registered on Friday. “It also looks a little cooler for Derby because the temperatures in the 1960s keep most of the day.”

Those who do not personally take part in the Kentucky derby have options to observe the race free of charge on NBC TV and to stream at the Peacock subscription service from NBC Universal. The 2025 Kentucky Derby can also be streamed at NBCSPorts.com and the NBC Sports app on mobile devices.

Live reporting on the 2025 Kentucky Derby begins at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 pt. The postal period for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is set at 6:57 p.m. ET/3: 57 pm PT.

The postal positions for the 151st Kentucky Derby were published on Friday on the official X account of the derby, which can also be seen below.

The winner of 2025 Kentucky Derby will be the 14th horse that the Triple Crown has ever won

The Kentucky Derby, also known as Run for the Roses, produced only 13 horses who won the Triple Crown.

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So far there have been only 13 horses in history to win the Triple Crown, with the last 2018 with Justify.

Prior to Justify's Feature, The Triple Crown was Won by Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978) and American Pharoah (2015).

The postal period for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. ET/3: 57 pm PT and the race is broadcast on NBC TV and stream on Peacock, NBCSPorts.com and the NBC Sports app. The live reporting begins with NBC TV and its streaming platforms begins at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 pt. All previous winners of the event are listed on the Kentucky Derby website.

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