The horses competing in the 2025 Kentucky Derby included a field of 19 to 20 runners. Some of the notable horses in the race were:
- Journalism (morning-line favorite with 3-1 or 4-1 odds), who had won several graded stakes races and was trained by Michael McCarthy.
- Sovereignty, the eventual winner of the 2025 Derby, trained by Bill Mott.
- Citizen Bull, trained by Bob Baffert, with 20-1 odds.
- Sandman, with 5-1 odds.
- Luxor Café, offspring of American Pharoah, with 15-1 odds.
- Burnham Square, with 12-1 odds.
- Neoequos, Final Gambit, American Promise, Admire Daytona, Flying Mohawk, Tiztastic, Render Judgment, Coal Battle, and others also participated, with various odds ranging mostly from 12-1 to 30-1.
The full list of horses included:
- Citizen Bull
- Neoequos
- Final Gambit
- Rodriguez (scratched before the race)
- American Promise
- Admire Daytona
- Luxor Café
- Journalism
- Burnham Square
- Flying Mohawk
- Tiztastic
- Render Judgment
- Coal Battle
... and others to make up the field of 19 or 20 horses
The race took place on May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, with Sovereignty winning the event
