Latest Kentucky Derby live race updates, results, highlights, odds

Kentucky Derby live updates, highlights, results from 2025 race

(All times Eastern)

2:00 p.m.— Macho Music wins the Pat Day Mile!

1:40 p.m.— Jockey Luis Saez wins again as the appropriately named Simply in Front wins the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile.

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.

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.

Kentucky Derby pre-race results

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.

2025 Kentucky Derby post time

  • Date: Saturday, May 3
  • Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET

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.

How to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby

  • TV channel: NBC
  • Live stream: Peacock

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.

Kentucky Derby post positions and odds 2025

Kentucky derby odds and post positions table
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