The 2025 Epsom Derby is scheduled to start on Saturday, June 7, at 15:30 BST at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey, UK. The 2025 Kentucky Derby, a different derby event, takes place on Saturday, May 3, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, with the race starting at 6:57 p.m. ET (7:02 p.m. ET according to some sources). To summarize:
- Epsom Derby 2025 start: June 7, 15:30 BST
- Kentucky Derby 2025 start: May 3, around 7 p.m. ET
If you meant the Kentucky Derby, it starts on May 3, 2025, in the evening; if you meant the Epsom Derby, it starts on June 7, 2025, in the afternoon.
