Updated Kentucky Derby odds: Journalism at 3-1, Sandman 9-2
In advance wagering for Kentucky Derby 2025 Friday morning, Journalism had odds of 3-1, equal to his morning line.
With $1,438,912 in the win pool at 8:10 a.m. EDT, Sandman was the second choice at 9-2. The winner of the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby was set at 6-1 on the morning line.
Sovereignty, the second choice on the morning line at 5-1, was 9-1 Friday, longer than his morning line but shorter than his Thursday price.
The next shortest prices Friday morning belonged to a trio of horses, all 12-1 on the board. Virginia Derby runner-up Render Judgment was 12-1 off of a 30-1 morning line as was Virginia Derby winner American Promise, and Japan road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier Luxor Cafe sat at 12-1 off of a 15-1 morning line.
Neoequos, 30-1 on the morning line, was the longest shot on the board at 47-1.
Burnham Square, winner of the Blue Grass (G1) in his most recent start, was 16-1, longer than his 12-1 morning-line price but shorter than his Thursday odds.
Rodríguez was announced Thursday as scratched, while Grande was also taken out Friday morning. Baeza, originally on the also-eligible list, is expected to run.
Post time for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs is 6:57 p.m. Saturday.
| Horse | Odds | ML | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Citizen Bull | 14-1 | 20-1 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
| 2. Neoequos | 47-1 | 30-1 | Flavien Prat | Saffie Joseph Jr. |
| 3. Final Gambit | 15-1 | 30-1 | Luan Machado | Brad Cox |
| 4. Rodriguez | SCR | 12-1 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 5. American Promise | 12-1 | 30-1 | Nik Juarez | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 6. Admire Daytona | 37-1 | 30-1 | Christophe Lemaire | Yukihiro Kato |
| 7. Luxor Cafe | 12-1 | 15-1 | Joao Moreira | Noriyuki Hori |
| 8. Journalism | 3-1 | 3-1 | Umberto Rispoli | Michael McCarthy |
| 9. Burnham Square | 16-1 | 12-1 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian Wilkes |
| 10. Grande | SCR | 20-1 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher |
| 11. Flying Mohawk | 33-1 | 30-1 | Joe Ramos | Whit Beckman |
| 12. East Avenue | 32-1 | 20-1 | Manuel Franco | Brendan Walsh |
| 13. Publisher | 28-1 | 20-1 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Steve Asmussen |
| 14. Tiztastic | 18-1 | 20-1 | Joel Rosario | Steve Asmussen |
| 15. Render Judgment | 12-1 | 30-1 | Julien Leparoux | Kenny McPeek |
| 16. Coal Battle | 27-1 | 30-1 | Juan Vargas | Lonnie Briley |
| 17. Sandman | 9-2 | 6-1 | Jose Ortiz | Mark Casse |
| 18. Sovereignty | 9-1 | 5-1 | Junio Alvarado | Bill Mott |
| 19. Chunk of Gold | 29-1 | 30-1 | Jareth Loveberry | Ethan West |
| 20. Owen Almighty | 39-1 | 30-1 | Javier Castellano | Brian Lynch |
| 21. Baeza - AE | 23-1 | 12-1 | Flavien Prat | John Shirreffs |