The horses running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby today at Churchill Downs are a field of 19 starters after two scratches. The lineup with their post positions and jockeys is as follows:
- Citizen Bull (Martin Garcia)
- Neoequos (Luis Saez)
- Final Gambit (Luan Machado)
- Baeza (Flavien Prat)
- American Promise (Nik Juarez)
- Admire Daytona (Christophe Lemaire)
- Luxor Cafe (Joao Moreira)
- Journalism (Umberto Rispoli) - the morning-line favorite at 3-1 odds
- Burnham Square (Brian Hernandez Jr.)
- Flying Mohawk (Joseph Ramos)
- East Avenue (Manuel Franco)
- Publisher (Irad Ortiz Jr.)
- Tiztastic (Joel Rosario)
- Render Judgment (Julien Leparoux)
- Coal Battle (Juan Vargas)
- Sandman (Jose Ortiz)
- Sovereignty (Junior Alvarado)
- Chunk Of Gold (Jareth Loveberry)
- Owen Almighty (Javier Castellano)
Notably, Rodriguez and Grande were scratched before the race due to foot issues, reducing the field from 21 to 19 horses
. The favorite, Journalism, has won four consecutive races including the Santa Anita Derby and is trained by Michael McCarthy
. Sovereignty and Sandman are also among the top contenders with morning-line odds of 5-1 and 6-1 respectively
. This race is the 151st Kentucky Derby and is taking place today, May 18, 2025
