The Florida Derby has been the most productive prep race for the Kentucky Derby with 25 winners over the years, but it will not have the winner for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Tappan Street, who was this year's Florida Derby champion,

Journalism enters this year's race as the favorite, thanks in part to a four-race win streak, including an April 5 victory in the Santa Anita Derby, a come-from-behind victory that saw him make the necessary adjustments to secure the momentum-sustaining win.

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert ‘s return to the Kentucky Derby tops the list. Back at Churchill Downs for the first time in three years following his suspension due to a failed post-race drug test involving his horse, Medina Spirit, after the 2021 Kentucky Derby, Baffert returns with multiple entries ( Citizen Bull, Madaket Road, Rodriguez ).