Three horses come into the 2025 Kentucky Derby as clear favorites among the 20-horse field. Journalism, Sovereingty and Sandman are the only horses currently listed under 10-1 to take the first leg of the Triple Crown.

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is set to deliver yet another exhilarating race to the finish. From the field to the favorite, here is everything to know about the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.

Here we go again! America’s greatest handicapping puzzle, otherwise known as the Kentucky Derby, will take place on Saturday. As if it wasn’t enough of a challenge to pick winners in an average field, this is a race that complicates things exponentially. Looking at those complications one-by-one, it goes like this: