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Kentucky Derby 2025 Contenders

Kentucky Derby 2025Kentucky Derby 2025 is set for Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky!

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Rank Rating Silks Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey Last Start (Speed), Race / Next Start
101 6.36 Silk for Bullard Bullard
Gun Runner 		M. McCarthy
U. Rispoli 		5th (123), 2025 Lexington G3
102 6.34 Silk for Sand Devil Sand Devil
Violence 		L. Rice
J. Lezcano 		2nd , Aqu AlwOC (6/27/25-R8)
103 6.34 Silk for Perfect Force Perfect Force
Gun Runner 		D. Lukas
N. Juarez 		6th (102), 2025 Chick Lang LS
104 6.34 Silk for Bridle A Butterfly Bridle A Butterfly
Country House 		A. Stall, Jr.
J. Velazquez 		8th (96), 2025 Franklin-Simpson G1
105 6.34 Silk for Normandy Coast Normandy Coast
Omaha Beach 		E. Kenneally
B. Curtis 		11th (71), 2025 Maxfield Overnight LS
106 6.34 Silk for Train The Trainer Train The Trainer
Dialed In 		R. Atras
I. Ortiz, Jr. 		1st (116), 2025 New York Derby LS
107 6.34 Silk for Brotha Keny Brotha Keny
Mo Town 		W. Morey
J. Ortiz 		1st (111), 2025 Bourbon Flight LS
108 6.34 Silk for Native Runner Native Runner
Laoban 		K. McPeek
B. Hernandez, Jr. 		7th (110), 2025 Gun Runner Stakes LS
109 6.34 Silk for Garamond Garamond
Uncle Mo 		C. Brown
F. Prat 		7th (95), 2025 Amsterdam G2
110 6.34 Silk for Capitol Hill Capitol Hill
Into Mischief 		W. Mott
J. Alvarado 		11th (104), 2025 Gun Runner Stakes LS
111 6.34 Silk for McKinzie Street McKinzie Street
McKinzie 		T. Yakteen
A. Fresu 		5th (104), 2025 San Vicente G2
112 6.34 Silk for Maui Strong Maui Strong
Kitten's Joy 		D. Romans
V. Cheminaud 		6th (102), 2025 Secretariat Stakes G2
113 6.34 Silk for Burning Glory Burning Glory
Into Mischief 		W. Mott
J. Alvarado 		2nd (117), Sar Allow (8/31/25-R8)
114 6.34 Silk for Keep It Easy Keep It Easy
Hard Spun 		D. Romans
J. Alvarado 		11th (84), 2025 Chick Lang LS
115 6.34 Silk for Colloquial Colloquial
Vekoma 		G. Weaver
M. Franco 		1st (120), 2025 Lafayette LS
2025 Malibu G1
116 6.34 Silk for Rated by Merit Rated by Merit
Battalion Runner 		M. Yates
J. Rios 		1st (118), 2024 Florida Sire In Reality RS
2025 Discovery RS
117 6.34 Silk for Soleil Volant Soleil Volant
Karakontie 		H. Motion
K. Carmouche 		4th (68), 2025 Old Dominion Derby G3
118 6.34 Silk for Showcase Showcase
Uncle Mo 		T. Pletcher
I. Ortiz, Jr. 		1st (122), 2024 Saratoga Special G2
119 6.34 Silk for Praetor Praetor
Into Mischief 		C. Brown
F. Prat 		3rd (124), 2025 Lexington G3
120 6.31 Silk for Filoso Filoso
City of Light 		C. Summers
C. Elliott 		6th (108), Sar Allow (8/24/25-R6)
121 6.28 Silk for Iron Man Cal Iron Man Cal
Collected 		P. D'Amato
A. Fresu 		2nd (106), 2025 Oceanside LS
2025 Twilight Derby G2
122 6.27 Silk for Clock Tower Clock Tower
Not This Time 		W. Ward
J. Alvarado 		1st , 2025 Paradise Creek LS
123 6.27 Silk for He's Not Joking He's Not Joking
Practical Joke 		J. Carroll
R. Hernandez 		11th (95), 2025 Jeff Ruby Steaks G3
124 6.26 Silk for Artislas Artislas
Catalina Cruiser 		J. Mullins
J. Hernandez 		3rd (104), 2025 La Jolla Stakes LS
125 6.24 Silk for Innovator Innovator
Authentic 		S. Asmussen
K. Asmussen 		9th (96), 2025 Franklin-Simpson G1
126 6.24 Silk for Akinmusire Akinmusire
Will Take Charge 		R. Dutrow
J. Gomez 		3rd (96), Aqu Str (2/14/25-R6)
127 6.24 Silk for Noble Confessor Noble Confessor
Quality Road 		T. Pletcher
I. Ortiz, Jr. 		6th (114), 2025 Nashville Derby Invitational G3
128 6.24 Silk for Tux Tux
Tapit 		W. Mott
J. Alvarado 		6th (45), GP AlwOC (2/1/25-R7)
129 6.23 Silk for Soontobeking Soontobeking
King for a Day 		G. Weaver
E. Cancel 		5th (98), Sar AlwOC (7/11/25-R10)
130 6.23 Silk for Donut God Donut God
Into Mischief 		B. Lynch
J. Castellano 		9th (114), 2025 Gallant Bob G2
131 6.21 Silk for Studlydoright Studlydoright
Nyquist 		J. Robb
X. Perez 		7th (101), 2025 Star de Naskra LS
132 6.19 Silk for Touchy Touchy
Nyquist 		W. Ward
J. Rosario 		1st , Aqu AlwOC (6/27/25-R8)
133 6.19 Silk for Incentive Pay Incentive Pay
Volatile 		C. Brown
J. Rosario 		3rd (113), 2024 Hopeful G1
134 6.19 Silk for Mentee Mentee
City of Light 		T. Pletcher
J. Velazquez 		12th (90), 2024 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1
135 6.17 Silk for Tough Catch Tough Catch
Complexity 		D. Stewart
L. Saez 		13th (75), 2025 Lecomte G3
136 6.17 Silk for Dapper Moon Dapper Moon
Malibu Moon 		D. Stewart
B. Hernandez, Jr. 		3rd (93), 2025 LA Stallion of the Year Star Guitar RS
137 6.17 Silk for Pascaline Pascaline
Upstart 		A. Delacour
V. Carrasco 		5th (114), 2025 Delaware Derby LS
138 6.17 Silk for Brodeur Brodeur
Nyquist 		M. Casse
J. Ortiz 		5th (91), 2025 Tampa Bay Derby G3
139 6.16 Silk for Cornucopian Cornucopian
Into Mischief 		B. Baffert
I. Ortiz, Jr. 		2nd (120), Aqu AlwOC (4/27/25-R7)
140 6.15 Silk for Jack And Jim Jack And Jim
Slumber 		H. Motion
M. Franco 		1st (96), 2024 Central Park LS
141 6.15 Silk for San Saba San Saba
Justify 		B. Baffert
K. Kimura 		1st (113), SA MSW (1/25/25-R4)
142 6.14 Silk for California Burrito California Burrito
Army Mule 		T. Drury
I. Moncada 		8th (80), 2025 Pat Day Mile G2
143 6.14 Silk for Authentic Strike Authentic Strike
Authentic 		R. Brisset
T. Gaffalione 		1st (108), Kee AlwOC (10/19/24-R4)
144 6.12 Silk for Start Mo Up Start Mo Up
Mo Town 		J. Lejzerowicz
B. Curtis 		8th (86), 2025 Petramalo Mile LS
145 6.12 Silk for Max Got Excited Max Got Excited
Aurelius Maximus 		A. Shorter
G. Saez 		10th (89), 2025 Maxfield Overnight LS
146 6.12 Silk for Prince Valiant Prince Valiant
King for a Day 		T. Pletcher
D. Davis 		3rd (107), 2025 Mike Lee RS
147 6.12 Silk for Classic of Course Classic of Course
Awesome of Course 		P. Biancone
J. Ocasio 		5th (110), 2025 Not Surprising LS
148 6.12 Silk for Golden Channel Golden Channel
English Channel 		G. Weaver
M. Franco 		3rd (98), 2025 Pennine Ridge LS
149 6.12 Trending Up Silk for Excite Excite
Speightstown 		W. Mott
J. Alvarado 		3rd (132), 2025 St. Louis Derby LS
150 6.12 Silk for Fact Fact
Instagrand 		W. Walden
L. Saez 		2nd (119), 2025 Smarty Jones LS