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East Avenue will offer a payout of $3300 for every $100 bet to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
East Avenue is a 3 year old colt and has raced from 2024 to 2025. He was sired by Medaglia d'Oro out of the Ghostzapper mare Dance Music.
Key Factors That Could Lead to East Avenue Winning This Year's Kentucky Derby
Trainer (5)
This will be Brendan Walsh's second Kentucky Derby race.
In April 2025, Walsh secured his first-ever Keeneland training title, tying with Brad Cox. He achieved 10 wins during the spring meet, including three graded stakes victories:
Past Performance (5)
It's mixed with a 2nd place finish his most recent start in the Blue Grass but poor showings in the Risen Star and Breeders Cup Juvenile before that. Still, he did come in as one of the nation's top 2-year-olds last year.
Jockey (7)
Manny Franco has competed in the Kentucky Derby multiple times. As of 2025, he is set to make his sixth start.
His most notable performance came in 2020 when he finished second aboard Tiz the Law . In the previous year, 2023, he secured a fifth-place finish with Hit Show
Why East Avenue Might Not Win This Year's Kentucky Derby
Past Performance (4)
His last start resulted in a 2nd place finish in the Blue Grass Stakes, a race where the winner has had the second most Kentucky Derby victories. This was also one he had every chance to win too.
Unfortunately, East Avenue's other previous graded races resulted in a 10th and 9th place finish.
2025 Kentucky Derby Updated Post Positions and Odds
- Gate 1: Citizen Bull (17-1)
- Gate 2: Neoequos (57-1)
- Gate 3: Final Gambit (17-1)
- Gate 4: American Promise (13-1)
- Gate 5: Admire Daytona (39-1)
- Gate 6: Luxor Cafe (15-1)
- Gate 7: Journalism (7-2)
- Gate 8: Burnham Square (19-1)
- Gate 9: Grande (19-1)
- Gate 10: Flying Mohawk (36-1)
- Gate 11: East Avenue (33-1)
- Gate 12: Publisher (30-1)
- Gate 13: Tiztastic (20-1)
- Gate 14: Render Judgment (13-1)
- Gate 15: Coal Battle (30-1)
- Gate 16: Sandman (5-1)
- Gate 17: Sovereignty (11-1)
- Gate 18: Chunk of Gold (33-1)
- Gate 19: Owen Almighty (44-1)
- Gate 20: Baeza (50-1)
Early Odds to Win the 2025 Kentucky Derby
*Listed in order of post position
| Kentucky Derby 2025 | Trainer | Jockey | Odds* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia | 20-1 |
| 2. Neoequos | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Flavien Prat** | 30-1 |
| 3. Final Gambit | Brad Cox | Luan Machado | 30-1 |
| 4. Rodríguez | Bob Baffert | Mike Smith | 12-1 |
| 5. American Promise | D. Wayne Lukas | Nik Juárez | 30-1 |
| 6. Admire Daytona | Yukihiro Kato | Christophe Lemaire | 30-1 |
| 7. Luxor Café | Noriyuki Hori | João Moreira | 15-1 |
| 8. Journalism | Michael McCarthy | Umberto Rispoli | 3-1 |
| 9. Burnham Square | Ian Wilkes | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 12-1 |
| 10. Grande | Todd Pletcher | John Velázquez | 20-1 |
| 11. Flying Mohawk | Whit Beckman | Joe Ramos | 30-1 |
| 12. East Avenue | Brendan Walsh | Manny Franco | 20-1 |
| 13. Publisher | Steve Asmussen | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 20-1 |
| 14. Tiztastic | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 20-1 |
| 15. Render Judgment | Kenny McPeek | Julien Leparoux | 30-1 |
| 16. Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | Juan Vargas | 30-1 |
| 17. Sandman | Mark Casse | Jose Ortiz | 6-1 |
| 18. Sovereignty | Bill Mott | Júnior Alvarado | 5-1 |
| 19. Chunk of Gold | Ethan West | Jareth Loveberry | 30-1 |
| 20. Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | Javier Castellano | 30-1 |
| 21. Baeza - ae | John Shirreffs | Flavien Prat | 12-1 |
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