Kentucky Derby 2015 Post Time: TV Schedule, Weather Forecast for 141st Race

You want a forecast for the Kentucky Derby? I've got that. A full schedule of events on Derby day? Yeah, you're covered on that front too. A rundown of the major contenders?

Folks, you've come to the right place. I'll break down all of the above in my Derby preview below.

Weather

According to Weather.com, conditions should be sunny Saturday, with a temperature of 74 degrees at the time of the race. There's no chance of precipitation. Winds will be at 7 mph west southwest. In other words, there should be prime racing conditions.

Schedule

Date	Event	Time (ET)	Watch
May 1	Kentucky Oaks	12:30-6 p.m.	NBCSN
May 2	Kentucky Derby Pre-Race Show	12-4 p.m.	NBCSN
May 2	141st Kentucky Derby	4-7 p.m. (Post time is approximately 6:24 p.m.)	NBC
May 2	Post-Race Show	7-7:30 p.m.	NBCSN

Follow the race online with NBC Sports Live Extra and the NBC Sports Live Extra app. 

The Favorites

The real winner at this year's Derby might end up being trainer Bob Baffert.

Baffert, of course, has the distinction of training both Dortmund and American Pharoah. The former has already won at Churchill Downs and is coming into the race undefeated. Dortmund is also the favorite in many eyes. Of course, American Pharoah impressed in a dominant win at the Arkansas Derby and certainly earned the praise of Baffert after that race. 

"I've had a lot of nice horses," he told The Associated Press, via the Hartford Courant. "I think he's the most exceptional 3-year-old."

High praise, indeed. And an indication that Baffert thinks American Pharoah might be the horse he trains to take the Derby, despite many other folks favoring Dortmund. 

Of course, Baffert won't be the only well-known trainer trotting out a contender. Todd Pletcher's Carpe Diem should contend as well, as the horse has lost just once, while Materiality took home the Florida Derby. Frosted won the Wood Memorial and has Joel Rosario as a jockey. He of course won the 2013 Derby on Orb. 

And don't forget about Firing Line and Upstart. Each would be upstart winners, excuse the pun, if he pulled off the win, but we've seen plenty of surprises at the Derby in years past. 

Until you hear the words, "And they're off," well, you just never know. Baffert has to be feeling pretty good, however.