The 2025 Epsom Derby kicks off this weekend. Britain's richest flat horse race and one of the most prestigious gives jockeys and their horses the chance to etch their names into horse racing history.
The annual race, first run in 1780, has a prize pot of £1.5m with the winner pocketing over £900,000. Horses can only run the race once in their life because the entry criteria only allow three-year-old horses to compete. This means they have one chance to get into the record books, and on Saturday, we will know which one of the 19 runners that will be.
When and where?
The Epsom Derby runs from Friday, 6th of June, to Saturday, 7th of June. It all happens at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Epsom, Surrey. The main race takes place on Saturday at 3:30pm (BST), but there are plenty of other races happening over the two days.
The Derby starts Friday with Ladies' Day, which has the Coronation Cup and the Oaks. There are seven races in total on Friday, starting at 1:30pm. Gates open at 11am, meaning punters can get down nice and early before the first race.
On Saturday, there are eight races with the first at 1:00pm, and the Derby at 3:30pm. Gates also open here at 11am.
Event schedule: Dates, times & races
Ladies' Day - Friday, 6 June, 2025
1.30pm: The Nyetimber Surrey Stakes (Listed Race)
2.05pm: The Betfred British EBF Woodcote Stakes
2.40pm: The Betfred Coronation Cup (Group 1)
3.15pm: The Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Stakes
4.00pm: The Betfred Oaks (Group 1)
4.35pm: The Trustatrader Handicap Stakes
5.10pm: The Debenhams Handicap Stakes
Derby Day - Saturday, 7 June, 2025
1.00pm: The Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored by Oddschecker) (Group 3)
1.35pm: The Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3)
2.10pm: The Betfred 3YO 'Dash' Handicap Stakes
2.45pm: The Aston Martin 'Dash' Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap)
3.30pm: The Betfred Derby (In honour of His Highness Aga Khan IV) (Group 1)
4.15pm: The Encore Lifestyle Northern Dancer Handicap Stakes
5:00pm: The Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Lester Piggott Handicap Stakes
5.40pm: The JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap Stakes
Full list of 2025 Derby runners and riders
(Racecard number, Horse, Trainer, Jockey)
1: Al Wasl Storm, Owen Burrows, David Probert
2: Damysus, John and Thady Gosden, James Doyle
3: Delacroix, Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore
4: Green Storm, Charlie Johnston, Billy Loughnane
5: Lambourn, Aidan O’Brien, Wayne Lordan
6: Lazy Griff, Charlie Johnston, Christophe Soumillon
7: Midak, Francis Graffard, Mickael Barzalona
8: New Ground, Henri-Francois Devin, Alexis Pouchin
9: Nightime Dancer, Richard Hannon, Jamie Spencer
10: Nightwalker, John and Thady Gosden, Tom Marquand
11: Pride Of Arras, Ralph Beckett, Rossa Ryan
12: Rogue Impact, James Owen, Luke Morris
13: Ruling Court, Charlie Appleby, William Buick
14: Sea Scout, Simon and Ed Crisford, Harry Davies
15: Stanhope Gardens, Ralph Beckett, Hector Crouch
16: Tennessee Stud, Joseph O’Brien, Dylan Browne McMonagle
17: The Lion In Winter, Aidan O’Brien, Colin Keane
18: Tornado Alert, Saeed bin Suroor, Oisin Murphy
19: Tuscan Hills, Raphael Freire, David Egan
Previous winners
The Derby has been won by the same jockey and trainer combination for the past two years. Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O’brien have a deadly combination, winning in 2023 with Augustine Rodin and on City of Troy in 2024. Jockey Moore has actually won the race four times in the past 15 years, but O’Brien has 10 Derby wins as a trainer, with eight of those coming since 2010.
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
Fans can catch all of the action on ITV. It will be shown, free-to-air, on their TV channel ITV1, and it will also be streamed online at ITVX. Fans can also watch the last two races of each day online at Racing.tv.
Odds for the 2025 Epsom Derby?
The bookies' favourite for this is Delacroix at 3/1 on Betfred. This is the horse of the previous two years winning jockey and trainer combination of Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien. Next is Ruling Court at 7/2, followed by Pride of Arras at 5/1.
Odds correct at time of writing. Subject to change.