Ahead of the highly anticipated 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, dozens of horses raced in undercard events (Race 1-11). The Maiden Special Weight kicked off at 11 AM ET and was won by Fountain Lake. The main event will start at 7:02 PM ET.
Here’s a schedule for Kentucky Derby day
Maiden Special Weight, 11:00 AM ET
Allowance Optional Claimer, 11:32 AM ET
Allowance Optional Claimer, 12:05 PM ET
Knicks Go Overnight Stakes, 12:38 PM ET
Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes, 1:12 PM ET
Pat Day Mile Stakes, 1:53 PM ET
Turf Sprint Stakes, 2:38 PM ET
Churchill Downs Stakes, 3:23 PM ET
American Turf Stakes, 4:06 PM ET
Derby City Distaff Stakes, 4:50 PM ET
Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes, 5:39 PM ET
Kentucky Derby, 7:02 PM ET
Allowance Optional Claimer, 8:00 PM ET
Maiden Special Weight, 8:33 PM ET
Here are all the undercard winners
Race 1: Maiden Special Weight
1st place: Fountain Lake (trainer: John Ortiz)
2nd place: Chillax
3rd place: Sansone
Race 2: Allowance Optional Claimer
1st place: Lemon Muffin (trainer: D Wayne Lukas)
2nd place: Generous Lover
3rd place: Tapit Quick
Race 3: Allowance Race
1st place: Goal Oriented (trainer: Bob Baffert)
2nd place: Hypnus
3rd place: Tiz Secure
Race 4: Knicks Go Stakes
1st place: Liberal Arts (Trainer: Brad H. Cox)
2nd place: Patriot Spirit
3rd place: Kupuna
Race 5: Longines Distaff Turf Mile
1st place: Simply In Front (Trainer: Eddie Kenneally)
2nd place: Pin Up Betty
3rd place: Movin’ On Up
Race 6: Pat Day Mile
1st place: Macho Music (Trainer: Rohan Crichton)
2nd place: Madaket Road
3rd place: Gaming
Race 7: Twin Spires Turf Sprint
1st place: Think Big
2nd place: Boss Sully
3rd place: Unconquerable Keen
Race 8: Churchill Downs Stakes
1st place: Mindframe (Trainer: Todd Pletcher)
2nd place: Banishing
3rd place: Nysos
Race 9: American Turf
1st place: Zulu Kingdom (Trainer: Chad Brown)
2nd place: Test Score
3rd place: New Century
Race 10: Derby City Distaff
1st place: Kopion (Trainer: Richard Mandella)
2nd place: Hope Road
3rd place: Ways and Means
