Post positions, morning line odds for 2025 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks

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Journalism winning the 2025 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Journalism has been installed as the 3-1 favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) after post positions were drawn on opening night at Churchill Downs.

The winner of four straight including the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Journalism will break from post 8. The second and third choices on the morning line are Sovereignty (5-1) and Sandman (6-1), followed by a pair of 12-1 shots in Rodriguez (now scratched) and Burnham Square. Japan Road winner Luxor Cafe comes next as a 15-1 chance.

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PP	Horse	Morning Line	Jockey	Trainer
1	Citizen Bull	20-1	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert
2	Neoequos	30-1	Flavien Prat	Saffie Joseph Jr.
3	Final Gambit	30-1	Luan Machado	Brad Cox
4	Rodriguez (SCR)	SCR	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert
5	American Promise	30-1	Nik Juarez	Wayne Lukas
6	Admire Daytona (JPN)	30-1	Christophe Lemaire	Yukihioro Kato
7	Luxor Cafe	15-1	Joao Moreira	Noriyuki Hori
8	Journalism	3-1	Umberto Rispoli	Michael McCarthy
9	Burnham Square	12-1	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Ian Wilkes
10	Grande (SCR)	SCR	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher
11	Flying Mohawk	30-1	Joe Ramos	Whit Beckman
12	East Avenue	20-1	Manny Franco	Brendan P. Walsh
13	Publisher	20-1	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Steve Asmussen
14	Tiztastic	20-1	Joel Rosario	Steve Asmussen
15	Render Judgment	30-1	Julien Leparoux	Kenny McPeek
16	Coal Battle	30-1	Juan Vargas	Lonnie Briley
17	Sandman	6-1	Jose Ortiz	Mark Casse
18	Sovereignty	5-1	Junior Alvarado	Bill Mott
19	Chunk of Gold	30-1	Jareth Loveberry	Ethan West
20	Owen Almighty	30-1	Javier Castellano	Brian Lynch
AE	Baeza	12-1	Flavien Prat	John Shirreffs

For more draw coverage, check out the archive of our live blog, and for the field in order of points accumulated on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, see the "Get to know the 2025 Kentucky Derby contenders" story.

Post positions were also drawn for Friday's Kentucky Oaks (G1), with Good Cheer tabbed as the 6-5 favorite to extend her perfect record.

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PP	Horse Name	Morning Line	Jockey	Trainer
1	Early On	30-1	Javier Castellano	Saffie Joseph Jr
2	Simply Joking	10-1	Florent Geroux	Whit Becknan
3	Fondly	30-1	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Graham Motion
4	Drexel Hill	30-1	Ben Curtis	Whit Beckman
5	Quickick	30-1	Umberto Rispoli	Tom Amoss
6	Ballerina d' Oro	10-1	Flavien Prat	Chad Brown
7	La Cara	6-1	Dylan Davis	Mark E. Casse
8	Five G	SCR	Manny Franco	George Weaver
9	Tenma	12-1	Juan Hernandez	Bob Baffert
10	Take Charge Milady	12-1	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Kenny McPeek
11	Good Cheer	6-5	Luis Saez	Brad H. Cox
12	Anna's Promise	30-1	Junior Alvarado	Carlos David
13	Bless the Broken	30-1	John Velazquez	Will Walden
14	Quietside	8-1	Jose Ortiz	John Ortiz