152nd Kentucky Derby - May 2nd, 2026
| 2026 Triple Crown Schedule on NBC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | Date/Time | Watch/Stream |
| The Kentucky Derby | May 2 @ 2 p.m. ET | NBC, Peacock |
| The Preakness Stakes | May 16 @ 2 p.m. ET | NBC, Peacock |
2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby
Despite winning the 2026 Wood Memorial, Drew Dinsick explains why he believes Albus will be a “longshot” favorite to win the 2026 Kentucky Derby.
Drew Dinsick’s watch-along of the Blue Grass Stakes ends with Further Ado winning the race, which leads to the question if Irad Ortiz will stick with Further Ado for the 2026 Kentucky Derby?
Drew Dinsick reacts to the 2026 Santa Anita Derby as So Happy wins the race after beating the favorite Potente and booking its spot at the Kentucky Derby.
Mark Glatt reflects on what he describes the ‘biggest win of my life’ at the Santa Anita Derby with So Happy getting the win.
Ahmed Fareed, Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey name the top contenders for the Kentucky Derby as the prep races roll on and discuss the resumes of the top horses closing in on the Kentucky Derby.
Watch highlights of the 2026 Santa Anita Derby from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
Road to the Kentucky Derby standings
| Top 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Horse name | Trainer | Points |
| 1 | Commandment | Brad Cox | 150 |
| 2 | Further Ado | Brad Cox | 135 |
| 3 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | 125 |
| 4 | So Happy | Mark Glatt | 115 |
| 5 | Fulleffort | Brad Cox | 110 |
| 6 | The Puma | Gustavo Delgado | 106 |
| 7 | Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | 100 |
| 8 | Emerging Market | Chad Brown | 100 |
| 9 | Albus | Riley Mott | 100 |
| 10 | Potente | Bob Baffert | 100 |
The 151st Kentucky Derby highlights
Watch Larry Collmus, the voice of the Kentucky Derby, call Sovereignty’s thrilling win at the 151st Run for the Roses.
Michael Banahan receives the Kentucky Derby Trophy and talks about Godolphin achieving the Derby Double, and Bill Mott talks about how his relationship with Junio Alvarado works.
Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bill Mott reacts to Sovereignty’s win in the Run for the Roses.
2025 Kentucky Derby winning jockey Junior Alvarado talks about riding Sovereignty to a win in the Run for the Roses.
Take a bird’s-eye view of Sovereignty’s winning moves entering the final stretch in the 151st Kentucky Derby.
Bill Mott’s 3-year-old star colt Sovereignty storms down the final stretch, holding off favorite Journalism to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
