Kentucky Derby 2025 Lineup and Post Positions for All Entries of 151st Race

The Kentucky Derby will run its 151st race Saturday afternoon from the historic Churchill Downs, with a field of contenders ready to kick off their journey to the prestigious Triple Crown with a win that will forever etch their names in racing history.

Who are the horses who will compete for the defining victory and where will they start, which legendary trainers have prepared them for the opportunity, and which championship-winning jockeys will hopefully guide them to the winner's circle?

Find out with this preview of the annual extravaganza.

Horses and Post Positions

1. Citizen Bull (Trainer: Bob Baffert, Jockey: Martin Garcia)
2. Neoequos (Saffie Joseph Jr., Flavien Pratt)
3. Final Gambit (Brad Cox, Luan Machado)
4. Rodriguez (Baffert, Mike Smith)
5. American Promise (D. Wayne Lukas, Nik Jaurez)
6. Admire Daytona (Yukihiro Kato, Christophe Lemaire)
7. Luxor Cafe (Noriyuki Hori, Joao Moreira)
8. Journalism (Michael McCarthy, Umberto Rispoli)
9. Burnham Square (Ian Wilkes, Brian Hernandez Jr.)
10. Grande (Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez)
11. Flying Mohawk (Whit Beckman, Joe Ramos)
12. East Avenue (Brendan Walsh, Manny Franco)
13. Publisher (Steve Asmussen, Irad Ortiz Jr.)
14. Tiztastic (Asmussen, Joel Rosario)
15. Render Judgment (Kenny McPeak, Julien Leparoux)
16. Coal Battle (Lonnie Briley, Juan Vargas)
17. Sandman (Mark Casse, Jose Ortiz)
18. Sovereignty (Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado)
19. Chunk of Gold (Ethan West, Jareth Loveberry)
20. Owen Almighty (Brian Lynch, Javier Castellano)

Contender: Grande

Trainer Todd Pletcher is a two-time Kentucky Derby winner and in Grande, he has a shot at returning to the winner's circle Saturday.

Grande is a promising young colt with three races to his name, in which he has showed steady improvement and great promise.

The Kentucky Derby site notes, "His sire Curlin, a two-time Horse of the Year, is renowned for producing classic-distance runners, while the War Front influence on the dam's side adds versatility to his genetic makeup."

He is a patient runner who can hang back, populate the middle of the pack, and make a final surge toward the front of the group. That should help him conquer the mile-and-a-quarter track at Churchill Downs.

Race favorite Journalism and Sandman are similarly styled runners, making for an potentially interesting and enthralling final stretch of this year's event.