Where to watch the Kentucky Derby: 2025 Horse Race Schedule and Live Streaming From Anywhere

It's time for the 151st Run for the Roses — aka the 2025 Kentucky Derby. The annual race at Kentucky's Churchill Downs will be run this weekend, with all 20 horses expected to be out of the gates at 6:57 p.m. ET. The drawing of the Kentucky Derby post positions was held this past Saturday.

Here’s what you need to know: 2025 Kentucky Derby

Date: Saturday, May 3
Live coverage time: Begins at 2:30 p.m. ET
Post time for Kentucky Derby: 6:57 p.m. ET
Where: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
TV Network: NBC, Peacock

Streaming: SteadyFlix

What time does the 2025 Kentucky Derby start?

The Kentucky Derby race traditionally begins at 6:57 p.m. ET. But the mint juleps will be poured way before post-time, as coverage will begin at 12:00 p.m. ET on USA and Peacock before heading to NBC and Peacock at 2:30 p.m. ET, according to NBC Sports.

How to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby Online?

This year's race will once again be shown on NBC, with coverage beginning on USA and Peacock before shifting to NBC and Peacock later in the day as the big race nears.

If you're a horse race lover, then you're right place. Fans from USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia the 2025 Kentucky Derby can be streamed globally through SteadyFlix’s OTT. No VPN or cable subscription is required—simply tune in and enjoy the action on any device through any browser.

What's the lineup of horses for this year's Kentucky Derby?

Journalism is the favored horse for this year's race, though odds can change throughout the day on Saturday. Here's the full lineup of horses, alongside their morning-line odds:

1. Citizen Bull, 20-1

2. Neoequos, 30-1

3. Final Gambit, 30-1

5. American Promise, 30-1

6. Admire Daytona, 30-1

7. Luxor Café, 15-1

8. Journalism, 3-1

9. Burnham Square, 12-1

11. Flying Mohawk, 30-1

12. East Avenue, 20-1

13. Publisher, 20-1

14. Tiztastic, 20-1

15. Render Judgment, 30-1

16. Coal Battle, 30-1

17. Sandman, 6-1

18. Sovereignty, 5-1

19. Chunk of Gold, 30-1

20. Owen Almighty, 30-1

21. Baeza, 12-1

What's the 2025 Kentucky Derby purse?

This year's purse totals $5 million, to be split among the top five horses in the field with the number one horse getting $3.1 million. That top victor will also have a chance to go into the history books if they elect to proceed to run in (and win) the Preakness Stakes on May 17 and the Belmont Stakes on June 7. The last Triple Crown winner was Bob Baffert's Justify, who won all three big races in 2018.