Road to the Kentucky Derby: Florida Derby Odds and Pole Positions
Ten horses will compete in the Florida Derby on Saturday, March, 29 and there's some big money and Kentucky Derby qualifying points awaiting the top performers. The top five finishers will earn 100-50-25-15-10 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby, plus there's a $1 million purse. The Florida Derby is held at Gulfstream Park which is the only racetrack in America that has all three racing surfaces: dirt, turf, and synthetic Tapeta.
The Florida Derby holds the record for most horses to race in the 71-year-old event and then go on to win the Kentucky Derby. Twenty-five horses that ran in the Florida Derby have gone on to win first leg of the Triple Crown, with Nyquist (2016) and Always Dreaming (2017), being the most recent.
Florida Derby Race Info
- Race Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Track: Gulfstream Park
- Post Time: 6:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
- Distance: 1 1/8 miles
- Age/Sex: three-year-olds
- Where to Watch: Peacock, FanDuelTV, CNBC
Florida Derby Odds
Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neoequos | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Edgard Zayas | 10-1 |
2 | Cool Intentions | Jorge Delgado | Javier Castellano | 20-1 |
3 | Smoken Boy | Cheryl Winebaugh | Edgar Perez | 30-1 |
4 | Disruptor | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 4-1 |
5 | Indecisiveness | Ruben Sierra | Jorge Ruiz | 30-1 |
6 | Jimmy’s Dailys | Brian Lynch | Joel Rosario | 12-1 |
7 | Enterdadragon | Jose D’Angelo | Dylan Davis | 30-1 |
8 | Madaket Road | Bob Baffert | Tyler Gaffalione | 7-2 |
9 | Tappan Street | Brad Cox | Luis Saez | 5-1 |
10 | Sovereignty | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 8-5 |
After this weekend's races, there's just five more qualifying events in the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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