The 2025 Derby was won by a true closer in Sovereignty, but the race had an influx of early pace courtesy of Bob Baffert’s Citizen Bull, who set the opening quarter-mile in 22.81 seconds and the opening half-mile in 46.23 seconds. t was 1:10.78 for the first three-fourths of a mile.

Here's everything you need to know about the 19 horses in the field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby May 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.