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2026 Kentucky Derby 152 Probable Horses & Contenders
What horses will run in the Kentucky Derby?
| Points | Horse | RTKD Races Won |
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60 | Paladin | Remsen Stakes, Risen Star Stakes |
39 | Chip Honcho | Gun Runner Stakes |
35 | Golden Tempo | Lecomte Stakes |
25 | Silent Tactic | Southwest Stakes |
25 | Renegade | Sam F. Davis Stakes |
23 | Intrepido | American Pharoah |
23 | Universe | |
23 | Plutarch | Robert B. Lewis Stakes |
20 | Pavlovian | Sunland Park Derby |
20 | Express Kid | Springboard Mile |
Showing 1 to 10 of 53 entries
Kentucky Derby Power Rankings
For the Kentucky Derby Power Rankings list, the rankings will be based on where the horse’s Derby prospects stand, based on the evidence we have to date from their races. Performances in races on the official Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule and other graded races will obviously weigh heavily, but impressive efforts in maiden and allowance races will also be considered when assembling the list.
Kentucky Derby Power Rankings 2025-2026
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 / KDFW 1 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 | Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Week 29 | Week 30 |
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KY Derby | 7-Oct | 14-Oct | 21-Oct | 27-Oct | Nov. 3 | Jan. 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Ted Noffey | Nearly (+16) | Nearly | Nearly | Nearly | |||||||||
2 | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Mr. A. P. * | Mr. A.P. | Mr. A.P. | Mr. A.P. | Mr. A.P. | Mr. A.P. | Mr. A.P. | Brant (+1) | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Paladin (+6) | Paladin | Paladin | |||||||||
3 | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Brant (-1) | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Brant | Napoleon Solo (+1) | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Brant (-1) | Renegade (+1) + | Renegade | |||||||||
4 | Intrepido | Intrepido | Intrepido | Intrepido | Blackout Time (+2) | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Napoleon Solo (+1) | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Blackout Time (+1) | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Litmus Test (+1) | Renegade (+10) | Brant (-1) | Brant | |||||||||
5 | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Englishman (+2) | Napoleon Solo (-2) | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | Blackout Time (-1) | Blackout Time | Blackout Time | Litmus Test (+1) | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Further Ado (+1) | Napoleon Solo (-2) | Napoleon Solo | Napoleon Solo | |||||||||
6 | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Blackout Time (-1) | Litmus Test (+9) | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | Further Ado (+1) | Further Ado | Further Ado | Further Ado | Further Ado | Further Ado | Blackout Time (-2) | Litmus Test (-2) | Litmus Test | Litmus Test | |||||||||
7 | Englishman | Englishman | Englishman | Desert Gate (-1) | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Further Ado (+3) | Further Ado | Further Ado | Incredibolt (+1) | Incredibolt | Incredibolt | Incredibolt | Incredibolt | Incredibolt | Body (+1) | Further Ado (-2) | Further Ado | Further Ado | |||||||||
8 | Plutarch | Plutarch | Plutarch | Plutarch | Englishman (-3) | Englishman | Englishman | Englishman | Incredibolt (+4) | Incredibolt | Incredibolt | Boyd (+1) | Boyd | Boyd | Boyd | Boyd | Boyd | Paladin (+1) | Silent Tactic * | Silvent Tactic | Silvent Tactic | |||||||||
9 | It's Our Time | Further Ado * | Further Ado | Further Ado | Intrepido (-5) | Intrepido | Intrepido | Intrepido | Boyd (+10) | Boyd | Boyd | Paladin (+1) | Paladin | Paladin | Paladin | Paladin | Paladin | Desert Gate (+1) | Blackout Time (-3) | Chip Honcho** | Chip Honcho | |||||||||
10 | Talkin | It's Our Time (-1) | It's Our Time | Incredibolt * | Further Ado (-1) | Further Ado | Further Ado | Further Ado | Desert Gate (-3) | Paladin * | Paladin | Desert Gate (+1) | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Desert Gate | Strategic Risk (+1) | Golden Tempo (+1) | Blackout Time (-1) | Blackout Time | |||||||||
11 | Universe | Talkin (-1) | Talkin | Talkin | Incredibolt (-1) | Intrepido | It's Our Time (+2) | It's Our Time | Talkin (+2) | Desert Gate (-1) | Desert Gate | Englishman (+1) | Englishman | Englishman | Strategic Risk (+1) | Strategic Risk | Strategic Risk | Golden Tempo (+1) | Talk to Me Jimmy * | Talk to Me Jimmy | Talk to Me Jimmy | |||||||||
12 | Litmus Test | Universe (-1) | Universe | It's Our Time (-2) | Talkin (-1) | Talkin | Incredibolt (-1) | Incredibolt | Englishman (-4) | Englishman | Englishman | Universe (+1) | Universe | Strategic Risk ** | Intrepido (+1) | Golden Tempo ** | Golden Tempo | Intrepido (+1) | Plutarch ** | Plutarch | Plutarch | |||||||||
13 | Buetane | Litmus Test (-1) | Litmus Test | Universe (-1) | It's Our Time (-1) | It's Our Time | Talkin (-1) | Talkin | Universe (+2) | Universe | Universe | Intrepido (+1) | Intrepido | Intrepido | Satono Voyage (+1) | Intrepido (-1) | Intrepido | Satono Voyage (+1) | Intrepido (-1) | Intrepido | Intrepido | |||||||||
14 | Ewing | Buetane (-1) | Confessional * | Gallivant * | Universe (-1) | Universe | Buetane (+1) | Buetane | Intrepido (-5) | Intrepido | Intrepido | Satono Voyage (+1) | Satono Voyage | Satono Voyage | Renegade (+1) | Satono Voyage (-1) | Satono Voyage | Renegade (+1) | Satono Voyage (-1) | Golden Tempo (-4) - | Golden Tempo | |||||||||
15 | Boyd | Ewing (-1) | Buetane (-1) | Litmus Test (-2) | Buetane (+3) | Buetane | Universe (-1) | Universe | Satono Voyage * | Satono Voyage | Satono Voyage | Renegade (+1) | Renegade | Renegade | So Happy * | Renegade (-1) | Renegade | So Happy (+1) | So Happy | So Happy | So Happy | |||||||||
16 | Super Kick | Boyd (-1) | Ewing (-1) | Confessional (-2) | Gallivant (-2) | Gallivant | Gallivant | Gallivant | Soldier N Diplomat (+2) | Renegade * | Renegade | Express Kid * | Express Kid | Universe (-4) | Englishman (-5) | So Happy (-1) | So Happy | Commandment (+2) | Commandment | Commandment | Commandment | |||||||||
17 | Spice Runner | Super Kick (-1) | Boyd (-1) | Soldier N Diplomat * | Confessional (-1) | Confessional | Confessional | Confessional | Buetane (-3) | Soldier N Diplomat (-1) | Blacksmith * | Blacksmith | Blacksmith | Nearly ** | Universe (-1) | Nearly (+1) | Nearly | Bravaro * | Bravaro | Al Haram * | Reagan's Honor * | |||||||||
18 | Spun D M C | Spice Runner (-1) | Dr. Kapur * | Buetane (-3) | Soldier N Diplomat (-1) | Soldier N Diplomat | Soldier N Diplomat | Soldier N Diplomat | Cannoneer * | Butane (-1) | Soldier N Diplomat (-1) | Soldier N Diplomat | Soldier N Diplomat | Express Kid (-2) | Nearly (-1) | Commandment (+2) | Commandment | Six Speed (+1) | Boyd (-11) | Bravaro (-1) | Al Haram (-1) | |||||||||
19 | Burn Out | Spun D M C (-1) | Super Kick (-2) | Ewing (-3) | Ewing | Ewing | Boyd (+1) | Boyd | Strategic Risk * | Cannoneer (-1) | Buetane (-1) | Golden Tempo * | Golden Tempo | Commandment * | Express Kid (-1) | Express Kid | Six Speed * | Cnaletto (+1) | Desert Gate (-10) | Boyd (-1) | Bravaro (-1) | |||||||||
20 | Outfielder | Rancho Santa Fe * | Spice Runner (-2) | Boyd (-3) | Boyd | Boyd | Project Ace * | Nearly * | Liberty National * | Talkin (-9) | Cannoneer (-1) | Chip Honcho * | Chip Honcho | My World * | Commandment (-1) | Jackson Hole * | Canaletto * | Incredibolt (-13), Solitude Dude * | Strategic Risk (-10) | Start the Ride * | Boyd (-1) |
- Week 1 Power Rankings of Kentucky Derby horses
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2025 Kentucky Derby 151 Payouts
What did the Kentucky Derby winner pay? How much do I earn on my Kentucky Derby bet?
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
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18 | Sovereignty | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott | $17.96 / $7.50 / $5.58 |
8 | Journalism | Umberto Rispoli / Michael W. McCarthy | $4.94 / $3.70 |
21 | Baeza | Flavien Prat / John A. Shirreffs | $8.38 |
3 | Final Gambit | Luan Machado / Brad H. Cox | |
20 | Owen Almighty | Javier Castellano / Brian A. Lynch | |
9 | Burnham Square | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Ian R. Wilkes | |
17 | Sandman | Jose L. Ortiz / Mark E. Casse | |
12 | East Avenue | Manuel Franco / Brendan P. Walsh | |
19 | Chunk of Gold | Jareth Loveberry / Ethan W. West | |
14 | Tiztastic | Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen |
Showing 1 to 10 of 19 entries
Exotic Payouts:
- $2 Exacta (18-8): $48.32
- $0.50 Trifecta (18-8-21): $115.56
- $1 Superfecta (18-8-21-3): $1,682.27
Kentucky Derby History
The Run for the Roses. The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. No matter what moniker you care to use, the Kentucky Derby has become an American institution. Its date – the first Saturday in May – is unforgettable, its location – Churchill Downs with its Twin Spires – iconic.
First run in 1875 and patterned after the English Derby at Epsom Downs, the inaugural Kentucky Derby was won by Aristides over 1 1/2 miles, which remained the Derby distance until 1896 when it was shortened to 1 1/4 miles.
“I do not care if she never wins another race, nor if she ever starts in another race, she has won the greatest race in America and I am satisfied,” owner Harry Payne Whitney remarked when Regret became the first filly ever to win the Kentucky Derby in 1915. In so doing, he validated Churchill Downs president Col. Matt Winn’s efforts to make the Derby the most important and prestigious brand in American racing, a position it’s held for more than a century.
The starting point of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, has witnessed all 13 of the series’ winners, from Sir Barton in 1919 to Justify in 2018. The Derby counted as one of the mighty Citation’s 16 consecutive victories, while Secretariat, who many consider the greatest Thoroughbred ever seen on the American turf, maintains the Derby race record of 1:59.40.
For the non-Triple Crown winner, a victory in the Kentucky Derby nonetheless ensures a spot in the sport’s pantheon. It’s counted among the highlights in the careers of such Hall of Fame performers as Exterminator, Swaps, Northern Dancer, Spectacular Bid, Alysheba, and Sunday Silence, plus the fillies Genuine Risk and Winning Colors.
The human element is also woven deeply into the Derby fabric. The father-son trainer combo of Ben and H.A. “Jimmy” Jones graced the Derby winner’s circle a collective eight times from 1938 through 1958. Among jockeys, the legendary Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack each captured the classic five times. Among Arcaro’s quintet were the Triple Crown winners Whirlaway and Citation.
Befitting its position as the most sought-after prize in racing, the Derby is also well known for its attendance and viewership, as well as the amount of betting it generates. Crowds of more than 150,000 have become commonplace at the hallowed Louisville course, while television ratings exceed those of any other race in the country and nearly all other sporting events on the day.
Betting on the Kentucky Derby Day card hovers around $200 million, a large chunk of it on the Derby itself as the only race throughout the year with as many as 20 starters. Interest on betting the Derby is not only at an all-time high, but begins months beforehand with the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) offered four times throughout the winter and spring at various tracks, off-track facilities, and online platforms like TwinSpires.com.
With Derby thoughts immediately swirling at the sight a good-looking two-year-old winner, the Kentucky Derby has truly become a year-round phenomenon.
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