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Kentucky Derby 2025: post position draw results and morning line odds


Dust off your fanciest hat and mix up some mint juleps, it's officially Kentucky Derby time!

The Run for the Roses kicks off what should be a wildly unpredictable 2025 Triple Crown season with no shortage of contenders and storylines. Infamous trainer Bob Baffert is back at Churchill Downs for the first time in three years following a doping suspension and looking for a record-breaking seventh Derby win. He'll have a few chances to do so, too, with two entries in the field: Rodriguez and Citizen Bull.

There are quite a few other notable trainers vying for the first jewel of the Triple Crown this year, including Kenneth McPeek, Brad Cox, Steve Asmussen and D. Wayne Lukas.

2025 Kentucky Oaks: Post position draw results and morning line odds

Saturday's post position draw brings them one step closer to the biggest race of the year. Post time for the 151st Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3.  

Here's how they'll line up.

1. Citizen Bull

Morning Line Odds: 20-1

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Martin Garcia

Owner(s): SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables

2. Neoequos

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Joseph Saffie Jr.

Jockey: Edgard Zayas

Owner(s): C2 Racing Stable, Ian Parsard, Shining Stables, Stefania Farms LLC

3. Final Gambit

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Brad H. Cox

Jockey: Luan Machado

Owner(s): Juddmonte

4. Rodriguez

Morning Line Odds: 12-1

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

Owner(s): SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Determined Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital

5. American Promise

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey: Nik Juarez

Owner(s): BC Stables LLC

6. Admire Daytona (JPN)

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Yukihiro Kat

Jockey: TBD

Owner(s): Junko Kondo

7. Luxor Cafe (JPN)

Morning Line Odds: 15-1

Trainer: Noriyuki Hori

Jockey: TBD

Owner(s): Koichi Nishikawa

8. Journalism

Morning Line Odds: 3-1

Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

Owner(s): Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5, Robert LaPenta

9. Burnham Square

Morning Line Odds: 12-1

Trainer: Ian R. Wilkes

Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

Owner(s): Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC.

10. Grande

Morning Line Odds: 20-1

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Dylan Davis

Owner(s): Repole Stable

11. Flying Mohawk

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman

Jockey: Joseph Ramos

Owner(s): Two Eight Racing, Berry Family Racing, Kaleta Racing

12. East Avenue

Morning Line Odds: 20-1

Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh

Jockey: Luan Machado

Owner(s): Godolphin LLC

13. Publisher

Morning Line Odds: 20-1

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Flavien Prat

Owner(s): Gus King and Estate of Jones C. Brereton

14. Tiztastic

Morning Line Odds: 20-1

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Joel Rosario

Owner(s): Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC.

15. Render Judgment

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Kenneth McPeek

Jockey: Sheldon Russell

Owner(s): Baccari Racing Stable, Dream Walkin Farms, MJM Racing, Rocket Ship Racing

16. Coal Battle

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Lonnie Briley

Jockey: Juan Vargas

Owner(s): Norman Stables LLC.

17. Sandman

Morning Line Odds: 6-1

Trainer: Mark E. Casse

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Owner(s): D.J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, CJ Stables

18. Sovereignty

Morning Line Odds: 5-1

Trainer: William Mott

Jockey: Manuel Franco

Owner(s): Godolphin

19. Chunk Of Gold

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Ethan West

Jockey: Jareth Loveberry

Owner(s): Terry Stephens

20. Owen Almighty

Morning Line Odds: 30-1

Trainer: Brian Lynch

Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Owner(s): Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing