{"id":140967,"date":"2025-05-04T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/who-won-the-kentucky-derby-see-the-2025-winner-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T06:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T06:30:04","slug":"who-won-the-kentucky-derby-see-the-2025-winner-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/who-won-the-kentucky-derby-see-the-2025-winner-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Won the Kentucky Derby? See the 2025 Winner \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213095842_165e1f-e1746215487211.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Channel Is the Kentucky Derby On? How to Watch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213095842_165e1f-e1746215487211.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213095842_165e1f-e1746215487211.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213095842_165e1f-e1746215487211.jpg?fit=1024%2C578&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">The annual <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/when-is-the-kentucky-derby-2025-5415454\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Derby<\/a> got here and went \u2013 similar to all the time! Known as essentially the most thrilling two minutes in sports activities, the yearly race kicked off in Louisville, Kentucky, at Churchill Downs, on Saturday, May 3. Since the occasion ended after horses sprinted to the top, followers need to know who received the Derby and, maybe most significantly, who took residence the multi-million-dollar prize.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">NBC and Peacock held a<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2025\/05\/03\/what-channel-is-the-kentucky-derby-on\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> reside broadcast<\/a> of the Derby on Saturday. The community is understood for internet hosting main sports activities occasions, notably the Olympic Games. And what higher approach to begin the occasion than to have Olympian<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/simone-biles\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> lead the Rider\u2019s Up?<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Below, discover out who received the 2025 Kentucky Derby and be taught extra concerning the annual occasion.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Won the 2025 Kentucky Derby?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Sovereignty was the winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Fan-favorite Journalism and Baeza completed in second and third place, respectively. This is the primary victory for Jockey <strong>Junior Alvarado<\/strong>. Per NBC, he mentioned that the win \u201cmeans the world to [him].\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">\u201cMy family\u2019s here. I thought I had a great chance,\u201d he mentioned, including, \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure they\u2019re way over the moon right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>How Much Money Does the Kentucky Derby Winner Get?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">The 2025 Kentucky Derby purse is price $5 million, in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentuckyderby.com\/prep-races\/how-it-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">web site<\/a>, and the winner is predicted to obtain $3.1 million. Racers who completed in second by means of fifth place are anticipated to obtain a good prize, which have been reported to be the next quantities, per<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/horses\/triple\/derby\/2025\/05\/03\/kentucky-derby-2025-live-updates\/83392711007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em> USA Today<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2nd place: $1 million<\/li>\n<li>third place: $500,000<\/li>\n<li>4th place: $250,000<\/li>\n<li>fifth place: $150,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0maPmNa77PY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Kentucky Derby favorites have fared at Churchill Downs with Steve Kornacki | NBC Sports\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0maPmNa77PY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Kentucky Derby 2025 Lineup<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">The following was the lineup for the 2025 Kentucky Derby:<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">1. Citizen Bull<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">2. Neoequos<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">3. Final Gambit<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">5. American Promise<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">6. Admire Daytona<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">7. Luxor Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">8. Journalism<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-16\">9. Burnham Square<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-17\">11. Flying Mohawk<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-18\">12. East Avenue<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-19\">13. Publisher<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-20\">14. Tiztastic<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-21\">15. Render Judgment<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-22\">16. Coal Battle<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-23\">17. Sandman<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-24\">18. Sovereignty<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-25\">19. Chunk of Gold<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-26\">20. Owen Almighty<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-27\">21. Baeza<\/p>\n<h2>Who Won the 2024 Kentucky Derby?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-28\"><strong>Mystik Dan<\/strong> received the 2024 Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Getty Images The annual Kentucky Derby got here and went \u2013 similar to all the time! Known as essentially the most thrilling two minutes in sports activities, the yearly race kicked off in Louisville, Kentucky, at Churchill Downs, on Saturday, May 3. Since the occasion ended after horses sprinted to the top, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[2833,60,2832,98,3560,6090],"class_list":{"0":"post-140967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood","8":"tag-derby","9":"tag-hollywood","10":"tag-kentucky","11":"tag-life","12":"tag-winner","13":"tag-won"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}