Here's everything you need to know to watch the 2025 Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs in, Ky., including time, the list of horses, odds:

Besides the sleek thoroughbreds, check out the crowd decked out in hats and fascinators, floral-print dresses and seersucker suits that make the Derby the world’s most fashionable sporting event.

You get a lot of “War-Something” names in Kentucky Derby history. We had War Cloud in 1918 and War Emblem in 2002, for example. Both go hard. But War Admiral has the most gravitas by far—both because he won the Triple Crown in 1937 and because his name commanded such immense respect.

Rain is in the forecast for Churchill Downs, with 13 of the 19 entrants, including early 3-1 favorite Journalism, never having raced on a wet track.