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
The Florida Derby came down to the wire with Commandment crossing the line first by a nose in a wild finish.
Commandment may have won the Florida Derby, but Drew Dinsick doesn’t necessarily see that translating over to Churchill Downs.
Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss examine the Florida Derby from start to finish, following the top contenders of the Kentucky Derby and assessing how they fared in this stacked prep race.
Join Drew Dinsick as he shares live reactions to the Louisiana Derby, where Emerging Market held off Pavlovian for the win in a tough race but shouldn’t be expected to run the Kentucky Derby.
Join Drew Dinsick as he shares his live reactions to the Jeff Ruby Steaks won by Fulleffort and jockey Irad Ortiz, who could have secured a spot in the Kentucky Derby where they will be betting darlings.
Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey dive into the 2026 Jeff Ruby Steaks with Fulleffort clinching a commanding win and debate if the horse will be put in the upcoming Kentucky Derby.
Road to the Kentucky Derby standings
| Top 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Horse name | Trainer | Points |
| 1 | Commandment | Brad Cox | 150 |
| 2 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | 125 |
| 3 | Fulleffort | Brad Cox | 110 |
| 4 | The Puma | Gustavo Delgado | 106 |
| 5 | Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | 100 |
| 6 | Emerging Market | Chad Brown | 100 |
| 7 | Pavlovian | Doug O’Neill | 70 |
| 8 | Incredibolt | Riley Mott | 60 |
| 9 | Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | 60 |
| 10 | Class President | Todd Pletcher | 50 |
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.
