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 |
Road to the Kentucky Derby standings
| Top 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Horse name | Trainer | Points |
| 1 | Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | 25 |
| 2 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | 25 |
| 3 | Intrepido | Jeff Mullins | 23 |
| 4 | Plutarch | Bob Baffert | 23 |
| 5 | Nearly | Todd Pletcher | 20 |
| 6 | Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | 20 |
| 7 | Talk to Me Jimmy | Rudy Rodriguez | 20 |
| 8 | Litmus Test | Bob Baffert | 19 |
| 9 | Chip Honcho | Steven Asmussen | 14 |
| 10 | Soldier N Diplomat | Steven Asmussen | 13 |
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.
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.
Steve Kornacki dives into the history of how favorites have performed in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, sharing that favorites won the race every year from 2013 until 2018 but have not been victorious since then.
Chad Brown’s 6-year-old trainee Spirit of St Louis pulls ahead late in a wide-open Turf Classic to claim victory at Churchill Downs.
Simone Biles explains why she loves the Kentucky Derby, an event she thinks “is so exciting” and “is really focused on the horses,” and shares if she will be participating in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
