Barnes still on top? Who is #2? Coal Battle? - UPDATED 2025 Kentucky Derby Top 10
+ Weekend recap & Fountain of Youth preview!
Welcome to our latest 2025 Kentucky Derby betting preview. In this video, we unveil a reshuffled group of top Derby contenders while noting that each horse only has one shot at the Run for the Roses on May 3. This past weekend of racing brought delays at Oaklawn Park and late scratches at Turfway Park, but it also showcased a breakout performance in the Rebel Stakes, where Coal Battle overcame the inside post and scored his third straight victory under jockey Juan Vargas.
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Aqueduct /// Gulfstream Park /// Oaklawn /// Santa Anita /// Laurel Park
Players’ Podcast: An Early Candidate for Race of the Year and a NEW Kentucky Derby Top 10
PTF and Nick Tammaro kick off the show looking back at a wonderful race in the Saudi Cup with Romantic Warrior and Forever Young really throwing down in the lane — a race that reaffirmed Pete’s belief in the greatness of horse racing as a sport.
In the show’s second segment, Eric DeCoster joins PTF as they go through Eric’s new Kentucky Derby Top Ten list.
PTF and Mikee P with another Kentucky Derby Prep Race Preview. This week the stop is at Gulfstream Park for the Fountain of Youth Stakes. The race is a Win and Your in as it rewards 50 points to the winner to qualifiy for the KY Derby.
2025 Kentucky Derby Top 10 + Other Contenders
At this time last year the ITM Derby Top 10 featured Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone, Catching Freedom, & Dornoch. Does this week’s update also feature a Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, or Breeders’ Cup Classic winner? Find out here with…
3 fresh faces in the Top 10
4 new names in the Next 10 — featuring a New York-bred, a Japanese runner, and a flashy recent maiden winner
2 top contenders “on hold”
Big updates from Rebel day, including thoughts on maiden breakers Clever Again and Cornucopian (101 Beyer!)
Overall opinions on most runners in the three Derby preps coming this weekend, plus a few upcoming allowance starters with Derby aspirations
Plenty of international updates after preps in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Japan. Is there a Forever Young in this crop?
Potential late blooming hidden gems — Could horses like Pascaline, Filoso, or Maximum Promise upset their final preps and steal a bid into the Derby starting gate?
Recent Beyers, replays, and next likely starts for the top 20 contenders. Plus freshly updated thoughts on over 30 other horses on the Derby trail.