Kentucky Derby 2025 Post Position Draw & Odds

The Racing Dudes go LIVE to cover the post draw for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1), then give their picks and reactions to the latest updates. Who will be favored in the Run for the Roses?

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The Post Position Draw for the 151^st running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) and $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) will be held Saturday, April 26 at 7:15 p.m. ET between Races 5 and 6 on the outdoor Paddock Terrace at Churchill Downs.

Both post position draws are a traditional “pill pull” in which horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate.

Preference to America’s greatest race is given to the top point-earners on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby.” Up to 24 three-year-olds may enter the 1 ¼-mile race and four horses can be listed as “also eligible” and would be ranked in order accordingly; they could draw into the field should any horse(s) be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 2 at 9 a.m. ET.

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