The 19 horses running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs are:
- Citizen Bull (Post 1)
- Neoequos (Post 2)
- Final Gambit (Post 3)
- American Promise (Post 5)
- Admire Daytona (Post 6)
- Luxor Cafe (Post 7)
- Journalism (Post 8) – the morning-line favorite
- Burnham Square (Post 9)
- Flying Mohawk (Post 11)
- East Avenue (Post 12)
- Publisher (Post 13)
- Tiztastic (Post 14)
- Render Judgment (Post 15)
- Coal Battle (Post 16)
- Sandman (Post 17)
- Sovereignty (Post 18)
- Chunk of Gold (Post 19)
- Owen Almighty (Post 20)
- Baeza (Post 21) – entered as an alternate after Rodriguez was scratched
Originally, there were 21 qualifiers, but Rodriguez (Post 4) and Grande (Post 10) were scratched due to injuries, allowing Baeza to enter the field
. Notably, Journalism is favored to win with 3-1 odds, having won three straight graded-stakes races. Bob Baffert, a trainer with multiple Derby wins, has Citizen Bull in the race, who has 20-1 odds
. This lineup represents the field for the 151st Kentucky Derby, scheduled for May 3, 2025
