Kentucky Derby Schedule 2015 Live Stream, TV Coverage and Lineup Info

The 2015 Kentucky Derby features enough coverage so that fans of horse racing won't miss "the most exciting two minutes in sports" or the immense hype that precedes it.

This year's Run for the Roses will be broadcast in prime time on NBC, and NBC Sports Live Extra will have the live stream covered.

Check out a list of the complete lineup below:

No.	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
1	2	Ocho Ocho Ocho	Elvis Trujillo	Jim Cassidy	25-1
2	3	Carpe Diem	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	8-1
3	4	Materiality	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	16-1
4	5	Tencendur	Manny Franco	George Weaver	50-1
5	6	Danzig Moon	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse	33-1
6	7	Mubtaahij	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	12-1
7		El Kabeir	Calvin Borel		SCR
8	8	Dortmund	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	18-5
9	9	Bolo	Rafael Bejarano	Carla Gaines	40-1
10	10	Firing Line	Gary Stevens	Simon Callaghan	12-1
11		Stanford	Florent Geroux		SCR
12		International Star	Miguel Mena		SCR
13	11	Itsaknockout	Luis Saez	Todd Pletcher	33-1
14	12	Keen Ice	Kent Desormeaux	Dale Romans	40-1
15	13	Frosted	Joel Rosario	Kiaran McLaughlin	16-1
16	14	War Story	Joe Talamo	Tom Amoss	50-1
17	15	Mr. Z	Ramon Vazquez	D. Wayne Lukas	50-1
18	16	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	13-5
19	17	Upstart	Jose Ortiz	Rick Violette Jr.	25-1
20	18	Far Right	Mike Smith	Ron Moquett	40-1
21	19	Frammento	Corey Nakatani	Nick Zito	66-1

Favorites are always the buzz at this time of year, because everyone is looking for the best specimen to perhaps carry on a bid for the Triple Crown.

California Chrome came quite close in 2014 after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The last to pull off the feat was Affirmed all the way back in 1978, which shows just how elusive the pinnacle trifecta is.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has two prime contenders to finish in the winner's circle. Odds-on favorite American Pharoah seems to be the horse to beat, but Baffert also has Dortmund in his stable as he makes a bid to win at Churchill Downs for the first time since 2002.

The race's official Twitter account highlights the strong pedigree Dortmund has working in his favor:

To be a descendant of a previous Kentucky Derby champion is something few entrants in Louisville can ever boast. Having a trainer like Baffert and a career that features six wins in as many starts suggests that Dortmund has the goods to deliver.

Dortmund was the Santa Anita Derby winner, but American Pharoah has three Grade 1 wins in his past four appearances. He took the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes before racing to victory at the Arkansas Derby last month.

Baffert made an interesting comparison between his two colts.

"They're two different types," said Baffert, per The Courier-Journal's Jonathan Lintner. "Dortmund, he's all lanky -- built like a greyhound. This horse (American Pharoah) -- he's more of a full package. Like Shaq and Kobe Bryant, you know? But they're both really good horses, and we don't know how good they really are."

Another decorated trainer in Todd Pletcher will enter two strong horses of his own in Materiality and Carpe Diem, who won the Florida Derby and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, respectively.

Pletcher is a force to be reckoned with. Although he's only had one Kentucky Derby champion—2010's Super Saver—he'd love to gain momentum for a Triple Crown push and at least notch a victory in the only leg of it he's yet to win in the Preakness.

Both of Pletcher's top horses have shown the goods to beat quality fields in the past, but they will have to show something special to beat out the likes of American Pharoah, Dortmund and even each other.

Most of the pre-race chatter will center on those four horses. Of course, there's the possibility that a dark horse could emerge and shock everyone. It's just rare for two such respected trainers to each have a duo of horses that could easily wind up crossing the finish first.

The Kentucky Derby boasts a deep enough field as it is. The fact that the cluster of perceived front-runners is so stacked promises to make the finish to this 141st running of the race particularly special.