The horses running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby are a field of 19 competitors after some scratches. Here is the list of the horses with their post positions and morning-line odds:

• No. 1 Citizen Bull (14-1)
• No. 2 Neoequos (49-1)
• No. 3 Final Gambit (15-1)
• No. 5 American Promise (12-1)
• No. 6 Admire Daytona (41-1)
• No. 7 Luxor Cafe (11-1)
• No. 8 Journalism (7-2), the morning-line favorite
• No. 9 Burnham Square (15-1)
• No. 11 Flying Mohawk (32-1)
• No. 12 East Avenue (37-1)
• No. 13 Publisher (28-1)
• No. 14 Tiztastic (19-1)
• No. 15 Render Judgment (15-1)
• No. 16 Coal Battle (27-1)
• No. 17 Sandman (9-2)
• No. 18 Sovereignty (9-1)
• No. 19 Chunk of Gold (28-1)
• No. 20 Owen Almighty (40-1)
• No. 21 Baeza (18-1)

Notably, Rodriguez (No. 4) was scratched due to a foot bruise, and Grande (No. 10) was scratched due to a cracked heel, reducing the field to 19 horses. Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, is the favorite with strong recent performances, including a win at the Santa Anita Derby. Bob Baffert returns as a trainer with Citizen Bull in the race