Kentucky Derby 2017 Post Time: Race Schedule, Live Stream and NBC TV Info

The 143rd edition of the Kentucky Derby might be one of the tightest editions of the race in recent years.

In 2016, there was no doubt that Nyquist would blaze through the competition, but this year's field of 20 horses is different. Classic Empire has the best odds heading into Saturday at +425, but that won't stop bettors putting their life savings on Always Dreaming, who the odds-on favorite just a day ago, currently at +450.

The Kentucky Derby never disappoints, and horse racing fans are in for a real treat on Saturday at Churchill Downs. But before the race begins, here's all the viewing information you'll need to know ahead of time to watch the Derby.

2017 Kentucky Derby Info

Post Time: Saturday, May 6 at 6:34 p.m. ET

TV: NBC

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
1	Lookin At Lee	Corey Lanerie	Steve Asmussen	+3300
2	Thunder Snow	Christophe Soumillon	Saeed bin Suroor	+1800
3	Fast and Accurate	Channing Hill	Mike Maker	+6600
4	Untrapped	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steve Asmussen	+5000
5	Always Dreaming	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	+450
6	State of Honor	Jose Lezcano	Mark Casse	+3300
7	Girvin	Mike Smith	Joe Sharp	+1600
8	Hence	Florent Geroux	Steve Asmussen	+1600
9	Irap	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O’Neill	+1800
10	Gunnevera	Javier Castellano	Antonio Sano	+1200
11	Battle of Midway	Flavien Prat	Jerry Hollendorfer	+2000
12	Sonneteer	Kent Desormeaux	Keith Desormeaux	+4000
13	J Boys Echo	Luis Saez	Dale Romans	+2800
14	Classic Empire	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse	+425
15	McCraken	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Ian Wilkes	+600
16	Tapwrit	Jose Ortiz	Todd Pletcher	+2800
17	Irish War Cry	Rajiv Maragh	Graham Motion	+600
18	Gormley	Victor Espinoza	John Shirreffs	+1800
19	Practical Joke	Joel Rosario	Chad Brown	+2500
20	Patch	Tyler Gaffalione	Todd Pletcher	+3300

Race Preview

Despite how good Classic Empire is when healthy, he is not a clear favorite to win on Saturday. That has nothing to do with his ability—it just goes to show how stiff some of this year's competition is. 

Aside from himself and Always Dreaming, there are four other legitimate horses who could raise some eyebrows on Saturday during the most exciting two minutes in sports.

Either McCraken, Irish War Cry, Gunnevera and Thunder Snow could wind up in the winner's circle. In the lead-up to this race, these horses have stood out in practice sessions, impressing onlookers with their respective gallops around the track. 

Mike Watchmaker of Daily Racing Form even picked Irish War Cry to upset Classic Empire and Always Dreaming in the Run for the Roses. 

Thunder Snow is clearly on the outside looking in with +1800 odds, but he might be a smart side bet for anyone willing to put some money down on a low-risk, high-reward bet.

It's hard not to root for Thunder Snow and it's not just because of his underdog status. After spending 42 hours in quarantine ahead of the race, he was able to get out and gallop on the track.

Clearly, he's trying to take in the week and enjoy every moment of it, per Barbara Livingston of Daily Racing Form. 

There has been a lot of attention on McCraken and Irish War Cry over the past couple of days, and for good reason. But one name that just won't go away is Gunnevera, who everyone in horse racing knows is capable of winning it all, but for some reason he has flown under the radar this past week.

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Even his owner, Solomon Del-Valle, has faith that Gunnevera will shock the field, per Lenny Shulman of Blood Horse. 

"Gunnevera is going to be different," Del-Valle said, "because he is going to win all three in the Triple Crown."

Not only does Del-Valle believe he'll win on Saturday, but he thinks that Gunnevera can make history.