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The 2025 Kentucky Derby — the first stop on the road to the Triple Crown — is this weekend. Where you can watch and stream the event?
Per usual, the 151st Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Nineteen 3-year-old horses are competing in this year’s event, which has a purse of $5 million. Two of the horses — Grande and Rodriguez — were scratched from the race earlier on Friday.
As for the weather for the Derby, Kentucky television station WLKY is forecasting a “rather cloudy” day on Saturday with occasional showers and a few storms possible.
“It does not look like a washout for Derby, but definitely bring the poncho or a raincoat as we will have periods of rain,” WLKY reported on Friday. “It also looks a little cooler for Derby as temperatures will hold in the 60s for most of the day.”
Those not attending the Kentucky Derby in person will have options to watch the race for free on broadcast on NBC-TV and streaming on NBC Universal’s Peacock subscription service. The 2025 Kentucky Derby can also be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app on mobile.
Live coverage of the 2025 Kentucky Derby begins at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 PT. The post time for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. ET/3:57 p.m. PT.
The post positions for the 151st Kentucky Derby were posted on the Derby’s official X account on Friday, which can also be seen below.
The 2025 Kentucky Derby Winner Will Vie To Become The 14th Horse To Ever Win The Triple Crown
The Kentucky Derby, also known as the Run for the Roses, has only produced 13 horses that have gone on to win the Triple Crown.
The winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby will need to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., and the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7, at the Saratoga Race Course in Sartoga Springs, N.Y.
To date, there have only been 13 horses in history to win the Triple Crown, with the last being in 2018 with Justify.
Prior to Justify’s feature, the Triple Crown was won by Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978) and American Pharoah (2015).
The post time for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. ET/3:57 p.m. PT and the race will be broadcast on NBC-TV and stream on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Live coverage begins on NBC-TV and its streaming platforms begins at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 PT. All of the past winners of the event are listed on the Kentucky Derby website.