Kentucky Derby 2025: post position draw results and morning line odds
Dust off your fanciest hat and mix up some mint juleps, it's officially Kentucky Derby time!
The Run for the Roses kicks off what should be a wildly unpredictable 2025 Triple Crown season with no shortage of contenders and storylines. Infamous trainer Bob Baffert is back at Churchill Downs for the first time in three years following a doping suspension and looking for a record-breaking seventh Derby win. He'll have a few chances to do so, too, with two entries in the field: Rodriguez and Citizen Bull.
There are quite a few other notable trainers vying for the first jewel of the Triple Crown this year, including Kenneth McPeek, Brad Cox, Steve Asmussen and D. Wayne Lukas.
Saturday's post position draw brings them one step closer to the biggest race of the year. Post time for the 151st Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.
Here's how they'll line up.
1. Citizen Bull
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Martin Garcia
Owner(s): SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables
2. Neoequos
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Joseph Saffie Jr.
Jockey: Edgard Zayas
Owner(s): C2 Racing Stable, Ian Parsard, Shining Stables, Stefania Farms LLC
3. Final Gambit
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Brad H. Cox
Jockey: Luan Machado
Owner(s): Juddmonte
4. Rodriguez
Morning Line Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
Owner(s): SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Determined Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital
5. American Promise
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Nik Juarez
Owner(s): BC Stables LLC
6. Admire Daytona (JPN)
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Yukihiro Kat
Jockey: TBD
Owner(s): Junko Kondo
7. Luxor Cafe (JPN)
Morning Line Odds: 15-1
Trainer: Noriyuki Hori
Jockey: TBD
Owner(s): Koichi Nishikawa
8. Journalism
Morning Line Odds: 3-1
Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy
Jockey: Umberto Rispoli
Owner(s): Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5, Robert LaPenta
9. Burnham Square
Morning Line Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Ian R. Wilkes
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Owner(s): Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC.
10. Grande
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Dylan Davis
Owner(s): Repole Stable
11. Flying Mohawk
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman
Jockey: Joseph Ramos
Owner(s): Two Eight Racing, Berry Family Racing, Kaleta Racing
12. East Avenue
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh
Jockey: Luan Machado
Owner(s): Godolphin LLC
13. Publisher
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Owner(s): Gus King and Estate of Jones C. Brereton
14. Tiztastic
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Owner(s): Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC.
15. Render Judgment
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Kenneth McPeek
Jockey: Sheldon Russell
Owner(s): Baccari Racing Stable, Dream Walkin Farms, MJM Racing, Rocket Ship Racing
16. Coal Battle
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Lonnie Briley
Jockey: Juan Vargas
Owner(s): Norman Stables LLC.
17. Sandman
Morning Line Odds: 6-1
Trainer: Mark E. Casse
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Owner(s): D.J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, CJ Stables
18. Sovereignty
Morning Line Odds: 5-1
Trainer: William Mott
Jockey: Manuel Franco
Owner(s): Godolphin
19. Chunk Of Gold
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Ethan West
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry
Owner(s): Terry Stephens
20. Owen Almighty
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Brian Lynch
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Owner(s): Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing
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