Kentucky Derby Horse Odds: What Horses Will Be In The Race?

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BetKentucky.com developed exclusive odds projecting which horses will make the final lineup for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. On Derby Day, there will be a maximum of 20 horses that will be on the docket to race against one another.  

Kentucky Derby Racehorse Odds

Horse

Odds

Percent Chance

Sandman

-100000

99.9%

Journalism

-100000

99.9%

Rodriguez

-100000

99.9%

TizTastic

-100000

99.9%

Tappan Street

-100000

99.9%

Sovereignty

-2700

96.4%

Final Gambit

-2700

96.4%

Coal Battle

-1300

92.9%

Admire Daytona

-1300

92.9%

Chunk of Gold

-1300

92.9%

Citizen Bull

-750

88.2%

Luxor Cafe

-750

88.2%

Owen Almighty

-350

77.8%

Publisher

-350

77.8%

American Promise

-300

75.0%

Flood Zone

-250

71.4%

Heart of Honor

-200

66.7%

Flying Mohawk

-150

60.0%

Grande

-150

60.0%

Madaket Road

-150

60.0%

Built

-100

50.0%

Neoequos

-100

50.0%

Baeza

+150

40.0%

Render Judgement

+150

40.0%

Chancer McPatrick

+200

33.3%

Captian Cook

+300

25.0%

Poster

+350

22.2%

River Thames

+550

15.4%

Burnham Square

+1150

8.0%

The Field

+400

20.0%

Who Makes Kentucky Derby Field?

While there’s still much to be learned about which horses will make the 20-thoroughbred field come the first Saturday of May, we have a pretty good hunch on several of them, with five frontrunners to make the field across Kentucky sports betting.  

That quintet includes Kentucky-bred horse Tiztastic, who has won more than $1.5 million across eight starts, as well as other top-tier thoroughbreds on the scene like Sandman, Journalism, Rodriguez and Tappan Street.  

That quintet of horses all hold -100000 odds of making the 20-horse field in 2025 thanks to their success on the circuit.

Other names to keep an eye on ahead of May 3 are Sovereignty and Final Gambit, who check in at -2700 apiece to make the field.

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Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan is a staff writer for BetKentucky.com. He has covered sports and sports betting for more than seven years and has worked for publications such as ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.

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