Kentucky Derby live updates, highlights, results from 2025 race
(All times Eastern)
2:00 p.m.— Macho Music wins the Pat Day Mile!
Macho Music takes them all the way in the Grade Two Pat Day Mile Stakes!🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/apOYczAjO2
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 3, 2025
1:40 p.m.— Jockey Luis Saez wins again as the appropriately named Simply in Front wins the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile.
Simply in Front was in front in the G2 Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes at 15/1! 💣
Another win under the TwinSpires for jockey @luissaezpty. She is trained by Eddie Kenneally! 🌟
🎥TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/Ew9py1w3mt
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) May 3, 2025
1:22 p.m.— Liberal Arts, jockeyed by Luis Saez and trained by Brad Cox, won the Knicks Go Overnight Stakes in a glimpse of what the track conditions are looking like this afternoon.
Liberal Arts gets up just in time to win the 4th running of the Knicks Go Overnight Stakes presented by L&N Federal Credit Union! Luis Saez and Brad Cox teamed up for the victory. pic.twitter.com/WreI2RRLAE
— Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) May 3, 2025
1:15 p.m.— Light rain is currently falling in Louisville, but there is hope for a break in the rain between 5-8 p.m. Follow along with all of the latest weather updates here.
| Race No. | Post time (ET) | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Maiden Special Weight) | 11 a.m. | Fountain Lake |
| 2 (Allowance Optional Claimer) | 11:32 a.m. | Lemon Muffin |
| 3 (Allowance Race) | 12:05 p.m. | Goal Oriented |
| 4 (Knicks Go Stakes) | 12:38 p.m. | Liberal Arts |
| 5 (Churchill Distaff Turf Mile) | 1:12 p.m. | Simply in Front |
| 6 (Pat Day Mile) | 1:53 p.m. | Macho Music |
| 7 (Turf Sprint) | 2:38 p.m. | |
| 8 (Churchill Downs) | 3:23 p.m. | |
| 9 (American Turf) | 4:06 p.m. | |
| 10 (Derby City Distaff) | 4:50 p.m. | |
| 11 (Old Forester Turf Classic) | 5:39 p.m. |
The 2025 Kentucky Derby is scheduled to start at 6:57 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 3. Eleven other races lead into the Run for the Roses (including the Old Forester Turf Classic), starting at 11 a.m. ET.
Peacock and USA Network will kick off Kentucky Derby Day coverage at 12 p.m. ET, offering fans an early start nearly seven hours ahead of the race’s official post time. At 2:30 p.m. ET, the broadcast transitions to NBC for continued coverage of the Triple Crown’s first jewel.
Churchill Downs will also host a full lineup of races beginning earlier in the day, well before the Derby itself.
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