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2025 Kentucky Derby prize money, payouts: What winner, top five horses earned for the first Triple Crown race
The 2025 Kentucky Derby was a thrilling run around the mile and a quarter track at Churchill Downs, as the rain and mud didn't stop the 19-horse field from producing a terrific race.
The frontrunners went out early as expected and pushed a fast pace before the favorites made their closing push as they came around the final turn and into the home stretch. It was Journalism, the favorite all week closing at 7/2, and Sovereignty, who closed at 7-1, that made the biggest move, as they charged past the field and into the lead. Ultimately, it was Sovereignty that pulled in front and was able to cross the finish line first, with Journalism a length behind and a fast-closing Baeza coming in third. Read more...
2025 Kentucky Derby purse breakdown
For the second consecutive year, the Kentucky Derby will feature a $5 million purse, paid out to the top five horses in the field. The winner of the race will take home $3.1 million (more than the entire purse was back in 2023), while the horse that finishes second will still pull down $1 million. The full purse breakdown for the top 5 horses in the field looks like this:
- First: Sovereignty -- $3.1 million
- Second: Journalism -- $1 million
- Third: Baeza -- $500,000
- Fourth: Final Gambit -- $250,000
- Fifth: Owen Almighty -- $150,000
2025 Kentucky Derby payouts
18-Sovereignty WIN: $17.96 PLACE: $7.50 SHOW: $5.58
8-Journalism PLACE: $4.94 SHOW: $3.70
21-Baeza SHOW: $8.38
$2.00 Exacta (18-8) $48.32
$1.00 Trifecta (18-8-21) $231.12
$1.00 Superfecta (18-8-21-3) $1,682.27
$1 Super High-Five (18-8-21-3-20): $38,405.96
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