Kentucky Derby picks and analysis from Daily Racing Form handicappers across the North America.
2025 Kentucky Derby (Race 12)
Distance: 1 1/4 miles
Track: Churchill Downs
Post time: 6:57 p.m. Eastern
TV: NBC
Kentucky Derby field
COOEY
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Last race: April 25, 2nd
Finish: 2nd by 1
Beyer: 89
Maiden improved a ton in her third start. Dueled on rail, fought back inside her odds-on stablemate, and ran fast enough to win most maiden races. Short price next time out.
You know what? The top-echelon 3-year-olds that have descended upon Churchill Downs are pretty good! Would it shock you next Saturday evening if, listed in qualifying-points order, Burnham Square, Sandman, Rodriguez, Tiztastic, Tappan Street, East Avenue, Grande, Luxor Cafe, or Baeza emerged from the 20-horse Kentucky Derby scrum draped in roses? And that doesn’t even get to the goliaths, Journalism and Sovereignty.
More immediately comes the last Saturday in April, breadsticks before the salad course before the appetizer before May 3’s entree. Dig in.
ELTONSINGSANOTHER
Trainer: Mark Glatt
Last race: April 18, 2nd
Finish: 5th by 8 1/4
Beyer: 43
Starter-allowance mare lost footing and broke dead last, uncorked middle move wide through turn, loomed, went flat. Valid alibi, worth following in similar N2L starter.
