The 2025 Kentucky Derby will feature 19 horses competing at Churchill Downs. Here is the list of the horses along with their post positions:
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1. Citizen Bull -
2. Neoequos -
3. Final Gambit -
5. American Promise -
6. Admire Daytona -
7. Luxor Cafe -
8. Journalism -
9. Burnham Square -
11. Flying Mohawk -
12. East Avenue -
13. Publisher -
14. Tiztastic -
15. Render Judgment -
16. Coal Battle -
17. Sandman -
18. Sovereignty -
19. Chunk of Gold -
20. Owen Almighty -
21. Baeza
Two horses, Rodriguez (No. 4) and Grande (No. 10), were scratched from the race, reducing the field from 21 to 19 horses
. Among the favorites, Journalism (No. 8) is the morning-line favorite with odds around 3-1 or 7-2, followed by Sovereignty (No. 18) and Sandman (No. 17) with odds near 5-1 and 6-1 respectively
. This field represents a competitive group vying for the 151st Kentucky Derby title on May 3, 2025
