2025 Kentucky Derby: Horses, Trainers, Jockeys

Meet the field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, including horses, trainers and jockeys.

Burnham Square

Trainer: Ian Wilkes

Jockey: Brian Hernandez, Jr.

Last 3 starts: 1st, Blue Grass (G1), Keeneland; 4th, Fountain of Youth (G2), Gulfstream Park; 1st, Holy Bull (G3), Gulfstream Park.

Sandman

Trainer: Mark Casse

Jockey: Jose Ortiz (also associated with Built and Owen Almighty)

Last 3 starts: 1st, Arkansas Derby (G1), Oaklawn Park; 3rd, Rebel (G2), Oaklawn Park; 2nd, Southwest (G3), Oaklawn Park.

Journalism

Trainer: Michael McCarthy

Jockey: Umberto Rispoli

Last 3 starts: 1st, Santa Anita Derby (G1), Santa Anita; 1st, San Felipe (G2), Santa Anita; 1st, Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), Los Alamitos Thoroughbred.

Rodriguez

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Mike Smith

Last 3 starts: 1st, Wood Memorial (G2), Aqueduct; 3rd, San Felipe (G2), Santa Anita; 2nd, Robert B. Lewis (G2), Santa Anita.

Tiztastic

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Joel Rosario

Last 3 starts: 1st, Louisiana Derby (G2), Fair Grounds; 5th, Rebel (G2), Oaklawn Park; 3rd, Southwest (G2), Oaklawn Park.

Tappan Street

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Luis Saez

Last 3 starts: 1st, Florida Derby (G1), Gulfstream Park; 2nd, Holy Bull (G3), Gulfstream Park; 1st, Maiden Special Weight, Gulfstream Park.

Sovereignty

Trainer: Bill Mott

Jockey: Manuel Franco

Last 3 starts: 2nd, Florida Derby (G1), Gulfstream Park; 1st, Fountain of Youth (G2), Gulfstream Park; 1st, Street Sense (G3), Churchill Downs.

Final Gambit

Trainer: Brad Cox

Jockey: Luan Machado (also associated with East Avenue)

Last 3 starts: 1st, Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), Turfway Park; 1st, Maiden Special Weight, Turfway Park; 2nd, Maiden Special Weight, Turfway Park.

Coal Battle

Trainer: Lonnie Bailey

Jockey: Juan Vargas

Last 3 starts: 3rd, Arkansas Derby (G1), Oaklawn Park; 1st, Rebel Stakes (G2), Oaklawn Park; 1st, Smarty Jones Stakes, Oaklawn Park.

Chunk of Gold

Trainer: Ethan West

Jockey: Jareth Loveberry

Last 3 starts: 2nd, Louisiana Derby (G2), Fair Grounds; 2nd, Risen Star (G2), Fair Grounds; 2nd, Leonatus Stakes, Turfway Park.

Citizen Bull

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Jockey: Martin Garcia

Last 3 starts: 4th, Santa Anita Derby (G1), Santa Anita; 1st, Robert B. Lewis (G3), Santa Anita; 1st, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Del Mar.

Owen Almighty

Trainer: Brian Lynch

Jockey: Jose Ortiz (also associated with Sandman and Built)

Last 3 starts: 6th, Blue Grass (G1), Keeneland; 1st, South Tampa Bay Derby (G3), Tampa Bay; 2nd, Sam F. Davis, Tampa Bay.

East Avenue

Trainer: Brendan Walsh

Jockey: Luan Machado (also associated with Final Gambit)

Last 3 starts: 2nd, Blue Grass (G1), Keeneland; 10th, Risen Star (G2), Fair Grounds; 9th, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Del Mar.

Publisher

Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Jockey: Flavien Prat

Last 3 starts: 2nd, Arkansas Derby (G1), Oaklawn Park; 4th, Rebel Stakes (G2), Oaklawn Park; 6th, Southwest (G3), Oaklawn Park.

American Promise

Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey: Nik Juarez

Last 3 starts: 1st,Virginia Derby, Colonial Downs; 5th, Risen Star (G2), Fair Grounds; 7th, Southwest (G3), Oaklawn Park.

Flying Mohawk

Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman

Jockey: Joseph Ramos

Last 3 starts: 2nd, Jeff Ruby (G3), Turfway Park; 1st, Allowance Optional Claiming, Fair Grounds; 1st, Maiden Special Weight, Churchill Downs.

Grande

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Jockey: Dylan Davis

Last 3 starts: 2nd, Wood Memorial (G2), Aqueduct; 1st, Allowance Optional Claiming, Gulfstream Park; 1st, Maiden Special Weight, Gulfstream Park.

Built

Trainer: Wayne Catalano

Jockey: Jose Ortiz (also associated with Sandman and Owen Almighty)

Last 3 starts: 5th, Louisiana Derby (G2), Fair Grounds; 3rd, Risen Star (G2), Fair Grounds; 2nd, Lecomte (G3), Fair Grounds.

Luxor Cafe

Trainer: Noriyuki Hori

Jockey: Joao Moreira

Last 3 starts: 1st, Fukuryu Stakes, Nakayama; 1st, Hyacinth Stakes, Tokyo; 1st, Kurochiku Sho, Nakayama.

Admire Daytona

Trainer: Yukihiro Kato

Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

Last 3 starts: 1st, UAE Derby (Gr. 2), Meydan Racecourse; 4th, Hyacinth Stakes, Tokyo; 1st, Maiden, Tokyo.

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Woodbine Entertainment Group.