Post time for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. ET on Saturday and the 20-horse 2025 Kentucky Derby field is set. Of the 20 jockeys with mounts at the Kentucky Derby 2025, six are past Kentucky Derby winners,

Burnham Square (Ian Wilkes, Brian Hernandez Jr.) Publisher (Steve Asmussen, Irad Ortiz Jr.) The San Felipe S. at San Anita winner enters this year's Kentucky Derby as the favorite to win the race, thanks to displayed stamina, which he received in part from his sire, Curlin.

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