Horse racing tips & picks for
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, is home to the iconic Kentucky Derby. The track features a one-mile dirt oval and a seven-furlong turf course. Punters should look for horses with proven performance in high-stakes races and consider the influence of top jockeys and trainers.
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Fri 2 May 2025
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3
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5/2
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4
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4/1
9
Salted
3/1
3
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6/1
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1
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6/1
6
World Beater
6/1
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3
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7/2
2
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2
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Lush Lips
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2
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2/1
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6/5
5
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7/2
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2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
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2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
3
Segesta
9/2
7
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5
Verity
3/1
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
10
Impulse Buy
7/2
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4
Ag Bullet
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5
Epona's Hope
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6
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8/1
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6
Ballerina D'oro
10/1
7
La Cara
6/1
10
Take Charge Milady
12/1
Race 12
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
2
Lat Long
8/1
7
Resilience
7/2
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4
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Churchill Downs • Fri 2 May 2025
Race 1
•
1m 110y
(1700m)
•
9 runners
•
Dirt
Race starts at
your time
Crowd favorites:
3
5/2
1
3/1
4
2/1
Thorough Brett
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
4
Chasten
2/1
5
Sierra November
8/1
Hailie
1
Anonima
3/1
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
5
Sierra November
8/1
Guido
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
4
Chasten
2/1
5
Sierra November
8/1
Paddy Turf
1
Anonima
3/1
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
5
Sierra November
8/1
Surely
1
Anonima
3/1
4
Chasten
2/1
Seb Collins
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
4
Chasten
2/1
5
Sierra November
8/1
Lionel
1
Anonima
3/1
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
5
Sierra November
8/1
Antifragile
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
4
Chasten
2/1
5
Sierra November
8/1
Tyler
4
Chasten
2/1
5
Sierra November
8/1
Nordtänzer
1
Anonima
3/1
3
Shred The Gnar
5/2
4
Chasten
2/1
Churchill Downs • Fri 2 May 2025
Race 2
•
1m 110y
(1700m)
•
11 runners
•
Dirt
Race starts at
your time
Crowd favorites:
4
4/1
9
3/1
3
6/1
Thorough Brett
3
Saucier
6/1
4
Defiant Lass
4/1
9
Salted
3/1
Hailie
4
Defiant Lass
4/1
8
Crawford
8/1
10
Raghba
6/1
Guido
3
Saucier
6/1
8
Crawford
8/1
9
Salted
3/1
Paddy Turf
4
Defiant Lass
4/1
9
Salted
3/1
10
Raghba
6/1
Surely
4
Defiant Lass
4/1
9
Salted
3/1
Seb Collins
8
Crawford
8/1
9
Salted
3/1
10
Raghba
6/1
Lionel
3
Saucier
6/1
4
Defiant Lass
4/1
9
Salted
3/1
Antifragile
4
Defiant Lass
4/1
8
Crawford
8/1
10
Raghba
6/1
Tyler
9
Salted
3/1
10
Raghba
6/1
Nordtänzer
3
Saucier
6/1
8
Crawford
8/1
9
Salted
3/1
Crowd favorites:
1
6/1
6
6/1
3
4/1
Thorough Brett
6
World Beater
6/1
10
Some Performance
9/2
12
Moon Channel
6/1
Hailie
2
Tom Collins
8/1
6
World Beater
6/1
12
Moon Channel
6/1
Guido
1
Elko County
6/1
6
World Beater
6/1
11
Vivaldi
5/1
Paddy Turf
1
Elko County
6/1
2
Tom Collins
8/1
10
Some Performance
9/2
Surely
3
Profound
4/1
6
World Beater
6/1
Seb Collins
1
Elko County
6/1
10
Some Performance
9/2
12
Moon Channel
6/1
Lionel
3
Profound
4/1
6
World Beater
6/1
11
Vivaldi
5/1
Antifragile
1
Elko County
6/1
11
Vivaldi
5/1
12
Moon Channel
6/1
Tyler
1
Elko County
6/1
2
Tom Collins
8/1
Nordtänzer
1
Elko County
6/1
3
Profound
4/1
10
Some Performance
9/2
Churchill Downs • Fri 2 May 2025
Race 4
•
6f 110y
(1300m)
•
11 runners
•
Dirt
Race starts at
your time
Crowd favorites:
3
7/2
2
5/1
1
5/1
Thorough Brett
2
Wondrous
5/1
3
Stable Currency
7/2
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Hailie
1
Bilyana
5/1
2
Wondrous
5/1
7
Beauty Reigns
9/2
Guido
1
Bilyana
5/1
2
Wondrous
5/1
7
Beauty Reigns
9/2
Paddy Turf
1
Bilyana
5/1
7
Beauty Reigns
9/2
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Surely
3
Stable Currency
7/2
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Seb Collins
1
Bilyana
5/1
2
Wondrous
5/1
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Lionel
3
Stable Currency
7/2
7
Beauty Reigns
9/2
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Antifragile
2
Wondrous
5/1
3
Stable Currency
7/2
7
Beauty Reigns
9/2
Tyler
3
Stable Currency
7/2
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Nordtänzer
3
Stable Currency
7/2
7
Beauty Reigns
9/2
10
Foie Gras
6/1
Crowd favorites:
2
3/1
7
7/2
5
8/5
Thorough Brett
2
Vixen
3/1
5
Nitrogen
8/5
8
Will Then
9/2
Hailie
2
Vixen
3/1
7
Lush Lips
7/2
8
Will Then
9/2
Guido
5
Nitrogen
8/5
7
Lush Lips
7/2
8
Will Then
9/2
Paddy Turf
2
Vixen
3/1
5
Nitrogen
8/5
7
Lush Lips
7/2
Surely
7
Lush Lips
7/2
8
Will Then
9/2
Seb Collins
2
Vixen
3/1
5
Nitrogen
8/5
7
Lush Lips
7/2
Lionel
2
Vixen
3/1
7
Lush Lips
7/2
8
Will Then
9/2
Antifragile
2
Vixen
3/1
5
Nitrogen
8/5
8
Will Then
9/2
Tyler
7
Lush Lips
7/2
8
Will Then
9/2
Nordtänzer
2
Vixen
3/1
7
Lush Lips
7/2
8
Will Then
9/2
Churchill Downs • Fri 2 May 2025
Race 6
•
1m 110y
(1700m)
•
6 runners
•
Dirt
Race starts at
your time
Crowd favorites:
2
2/1
4
6/5
5
7/2
Thorough Brett
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Hailie
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Guido
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Paddy Turf
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Surely
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
Seb Collins
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Lionel
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Antifragile
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Tyler
2
Locked
2/1
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Nordtänzer
2
Locked
2/1
4
Fierceness
6/5
5
Most Wanted
7/2
Churchill Downs • Fri 2 May 2025
Race 7
•
1m 110y
(1700m)
•
7 runners
•
Dirt
Race starts at
your time
Crowd favorites:
2
2/5
4
9/2
5
6/1
Thorough Brett
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Hailie
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Guido
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Paddy Turf
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Surely
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
Seb Collins
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Lionel
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Antifragile
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Tyler
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Nordtänzer
2
Thorpedo Anna
2/5
4
Raging Sea
9/2
5
Randomized
6/1
Crowd favorites:
2
7/2
3
9/2
7
6/5
Thorough Brett
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
3
Segesta
9/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
Hailie
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
8
Saffron Moon
3/1
Guido
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
3
Segesta
9/2
8
Saffron Moon
3/1
Paddy Turf
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
8
Saffron Moon
3/1
Surely
3
Segesta
9/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
Seb Collins
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
3
Segesta
9/2
8
Saffron Moon
3/1
Lionel
3
Segesta
9/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
8
Saffron Moon
3/1
Antifragile
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
3
Segesta
9/2
8
Saffron Moon
3/1
Tyler
3
Segesta
9/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
Nordtänzer
2
Gimme A Nother
7/2
3
Segesta
9/2
7
She Feels Pretty
6/5
Crowd favorites:
5
3/1
9
8/1
10
7/2
Thorough Brett
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
10
Impulse Buy
7/2
11
Look Forward
12/1
Hailie
5
Verity
3/1
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
12
Eclatant
5/2
Guido
5
Verity
3/1
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
12
Eclatant
5/2
Paddy Turf
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
10
Impulse Buy
7/2
12
Eclatant
5/2
Surely
8
Blue Fire
12/1
10
Impulse Buy
7/2
Seb Collins
5
Verity
3/1
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
12
Eclatant
5/2
Lionel
5
Verity
3/1
8
Blue Fire
12/1
10
Impulse Buy
7/2
Antifragile
9
Bourbon Memory
8/1
10
Impulse Buy
7/2
12
Eclatant
5/2
Tyler
5
Verity
3/1
12
Eclatant
5/2
Nordtänzer
5
Verity
3/1
11
Look Forward
12/1
12
Eclatant
5/2
Crowd favorites:
4
8/5
5
6/1
6
8/1
Thorough Brett
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
5
Epona's Hope
6/1
6
Bling
8/1
Hailie
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
5
Epona's Hope
6/1
6
Bling
8/1
Guido
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
5
Epona's Hope
6/1
6
Bling
8/1
Paddy Turf
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
5
Epona's Hope
6/1
9
Queen Maxima
2/1
Surely
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
6
Bling
8/1
Seb Collins
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
5
Epona's Hope
6/1
9
Queen Maxima
2/1
Lionel
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
6
Bling
8/1
9
Queen Maxima
2/1
Antifragile
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
6
Bling
8/1
9
Queen Maxima
2/1
Tyler
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
6
Bling
8/1
Nordtänzer
4
Ag Bullet
8/5
5
Epona's Hope
6/1
9
Queen Maxima
2/1
Churchill Downs • Fri 2 May 2025
Race 11
•
1m 1f
(1800m)
•
14 runners
•
Dirt
Race starts at
your time
Crowd favorites:
6
10/1
7
6/1
10
12/1
Thorough Brett
6
Ballerina D'oro
10/1
7
La Cara
6/1
11
Good Cheer
6/5
Hailie
6
Ballerina D'oro
10/1
10
Take Charge Milady
12/1
11
Good Cheer
6/5
Guido
9
Tenma
12/1
10
Take Charge Milady
12/1
14
Quietside
8/1
Paddy Turf
2
Simply Joking
10/1
7
La Cara
6/1
10
Take Charge Milady
12/1
Surely
10
Take Charge Milady
12/1
14
Quietside
8/1
Seb Collins
7
La Cara
6/1
9
Tenma
12/1
11
Good Cheer
6/5
Lionel
2
Simply Joking
10/1
6
Ballerina D'oro
10/1
11
Good Cheer
6/5
Antifragile
6
Ballerina D'oro
10/1
7
La Cara
6/1
14
Quietside
8/1
Tyler
9
Tenma
12/1
10
Take Charge Milady
12/1
Nordtänzer
2
Simply Joking
10/1
6
Ballerina D'oro
10/1
7
La Cara
6/1
Crowd favorites:
6
9/2
2
8/1
7
7/2
Thorough Brett
2
Lat Long
8/1
10
Not This Boy
4/1
12
Lure Him In
8/1
Hailie
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
7
Resilience
7/2
10
Not This Boy
4/1
Guido
2
Lat Long
8/1
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
12
Lure Him In
8/1
Paddy Turf
2
Lat Long
8/1
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
7
Resilience
7/2
Surely
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
7
Resilience
7/2
Seb Collins
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
7
Resilience
7/2
10
Not This Boy
4/1
Lionel
5
Moonlight
6/1
7
Resilience
7/2
12
Lure Him In
8/1
Antifragile
5
Moonlight
6/1
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
12
Lure Him In
8/1
Tyler
10
Not This Boy
4/1
12
Lure Him In
8/1
Nordtänzer
2
Lat Long
8/1
6
Into Pleasure
9/2
10
Not This Boy
4/1
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