Kentucky Derby 2025 - Post Positions, Favorite Horses, Trainers & Jockeys

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2025 Kentucky Derby Odds & Post Positions

The May 3rd running of the 2025 Kentucky Derby will be the 151st time that the race has been held since the first thoroughbreds tore down the track in Louisville in 1875.

This year, post positions were announced on the evening of April 26 with morning line odds, horses, trainers and jockeys in contnetnion for this year's Run for the Roses.

2026 Kentucky Derby post positions & morning line odds

POST POSITION	HORSE	ODDS	JOCKEY	TRAINER
1	Citizen Bull	20-1	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert
2	Neoequos	30-1	Flavien Prat	Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
3	Final Gambit	30-1	Luan Machado	Brad H. Cox
4	Rodriguez	12-1	Mike Smith	Mike Smith
5	American Promise	30-1	Nik Juárez	Nik Juarez
6	Admire Daytona	30-1	Christophe Lemaire	Yukihiro Kato
7	Luxor Cafe	15-1	João Moreira	Noriyuki Hori
8	Journalism	3-1	Umberto Rispoli	Michael W. McCarthy
9	Burnham Square	12-1	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Ian R. Wilkes
10	Grande	20-1	John Velázquez	Todd A. Pletcher
11	Flying Mohawk	30-1	Joe Ramos	D. Whitworth Beckman
12	East Avenue	20-1	Manny Franco	Brendan P. Walsh
13	Publisher	20-1	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Steven M. Asmussen
14	Tiztastic	20-1	Joel Rosario	Steven M. Asmussen
15	Render Judgment	30-1	Julien Leparoux	Kenny McPeek
16	Coal Battle	30-1	Juan Vargas	Lonnie Briley
17	Sandman	6-1	Jose Ortiz	Mark Casse
18	Sovereignty	5-1	Júnior Alvarado	Bill Mott
19	Chunk of Gold	30-1	Jareth Loveberry	Ethan West
20	Owen Almighty	30-1	Javier Castellano	Brian Lynch

Picking a Derby winner

To choose the winner you need to know the pedigree of the horse and his past history in the Stakes races. How the horse handles various track conditions can mean the difference between a win or an also-ran.

Who trains and rides the colt is another fact that handicappers look at. Pros can also look back on patterns of past Kentucky Derby winners and use that knowledge to predict the outcome.

Since 2000, only three of the horses who were favorites at the start of the Kentucky Derby finished in the money. In 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus won and in 2004 Smarty Jones won. Empire Maker placed in 2003. Harlan's Holiday (2002), Bellamy Road (2005) and Sweetnorthernsaint (2006) all heavy favorites finished seventh.

The sweetheart of the odds makers in 2001, Point Given, ended his race in fifth place. In spite of all of the best guesses from odds makers, the final verdict can only be decided by the horse and rider when the winner crosses the finish line.

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