2025 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 2 and May 3, 2025
2025 Kentucky Derby is the 151st renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports and will run on May 3rd, 2025. Find live odds, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates.
FUTURE WAGER GENERAL RULES The Kentucky Derby Future Wager consists of six (6) separate sets of wagering pools; with the winner of each pool being determined by the official results of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3, 2025.
Ticket Information - Kentucky Derby
Participating owners of the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks horse contenders receive 18 complimentary seats to the new, exclusive Winner’s Circle Suites, for the date in which their horse is running.
Seating Experiences | Kentucky Derby
There are several ways to experience the running of the Kentucky Derby. View the various seating experiences offered at Churchill Downs.
Kentucky Derby Horses | Kentucky Derby
Horse Info to Know. Horse breeds for the Kentucky Derby are Thoroughbred horses and are exclusively bred naturally. The foundation sires for Thoroughbred horses, or founding fathers, are the Darley Arabian (1700), Godolphin Arabian (1724) and Byerly Turk (1679).
Triple Crown - Kentucky Derby
THE PREAKNESS STAKES. The Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown, is held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, and has traditionally been held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby.
2024 Kentucky Derby Prep Races | KentuckyDerby.com
Road to the Derby and Oaks Information. Each year 20 horses have the once in a lifetime chance to run in the Kentucky Derby. To earn a spot in the starting gate, they must travel along the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races at …
Derby Week Events - Kentucky Derby
Derby Week Racing begins Saturday April 26 2025 and is capped off with the running of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 2025.
About - Kentucky Derby
1931. The Kentucky Derby is permanently scheduled for the first Saturday in May, as opposed to an undetermined date in mid-May. The move was largely due to the popularity of the idea of a Triple Crown winner, and allowed for a consistent racing schedule for horses that would participate in the three races – The Kentucky Derby, followed by the Preakness Stakes, then the Belmont Stakes.
Top 12 prospects to follow on Road to 2025 Kentucky Derby
Sep 11, 2024 · The 2024-2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby is set to begin with Saturday’s Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs.That means it’s time to highlight the most promising juveniles we’ve seen so far. The operative phrase is “so far,” since only …