The horses running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby today at Churchill Downs are a field of 19 starters after two scratches. The lineup with their post positions and jockeys is as follows:

• Citizen Bull (Martin Garcia)
• Neoequos (Luis Saez)
• Final Gambit (Luan Machado)
• Baeza (Flavien Prat)
• American Promise (Nik Juarez)
• Admire Daytona (Christophe Lemaire)
• Luxor Cafe (Joao Moreira)
• Journalism (Umberto Rispoli) - the morning-line favorite at 3-1 odds
• Burnham Square (Brian Hernandez Jr.)
• Flying Mohawk (Joseph Ramos)
• East Avenue (Manuel Franco)
• Publisher (Irad Ortiz Jr.)
• Tiztastic (Joel Rosario)
• Render Judgment (Julien Leparoux)
• Coal Battle (Juan Vargas)
• Sandman (Jose Ortiz)
• Sovereignty (Junior Alvarado)
• Chunk Of Gold (Jareth Loveberry)
• Owen Almighty (Javier Castellano)

Notably, Rodriguez and Grande were scratched before the race due to foot issues, reducing the field from 21 to 19 horses

. The favorite, Journalism, has won four consecutive races including the Santa Anita Derby and is trained by Michael McCarthy

. Sovereignty and Sandman are also among the top contenders with morning-line odds of 5-1 and 6-1 respectively

. This race is the 151st Kentucky Derby and is taking place today, May 18, 2025