2025 Kentucky Derby Office Pool
Apr 30, 2025 by
Make a list of all the horses racing in the Kentucky Derby (or any race).
Everyone writes their name next to the horse they think will win.
Each time you write your name, you pay the same amount of money.
You can pick more than one horse, or mark your name next to the same horse more than once.
Whoever picked the winning horse splits the money.
Download the Excel Template
If you are interested in using the excel template below click the link or image.Download Excel Template
For example:
If 9 out of the 10 participants select the favored horse, and she wins, they will have to split the winnings 9 ways, but if the person that selected the underdog wins, and their name is all alone in that box, they get the pot to themselves.
Screenshot of Pool
Here is a photo of my board from a previous Kentucky Derby. I was at a Kentucky Derby party (which I highly recommended hosting or attending) so we used a whiteboard instead of a spreadsheet. Notice that you can put your initials on more than one horse, and you can also initial the same horse more than once.Oh yeah ... I won, which never happens!
Date & Time
The 2025 Kentucky Derby is on Saturday, May 3rd shortly after 6:30 P.M. ET.The Horses & Odds
Here are the odds to Win 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs as of Apr 30, 2025. These odds, and horses, are subject to and will likely change before the derby. Be sure to check fresh odds the day of the race.Link to check live odds:
https://www.kentuckyderby.com/derby-horses/
| # | Horse | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizen Bull | 20-1 |
| 2 | Neoequos | 30-1 |
| 3 | Final Gambit | 30-1 |
| 4 | Rodriguez | 12-1 |
| 5 | American Promise | 30-1 |
| 6 | Admire Daytona | 30-1 |
| 7 | Luxor Cafe | 15-1 |
| 8 | Journalism | 3-1 |
| 9 | Burnham Square | 12-1 |
| 10 | Grande | 20-1 |
| 11 | Flying Mohawk | 30-1 |
| 12 | East Avenue | 20-1 |
| 13 | Publisher | 20-1 |
| 14 | Tiztastic | 20-1 |
| 15 | Render Judgement | 30-1 |
| 16 | Coal Battle | 30-1 |
| 17 | Sandman | 6-1 |
| 18 | Sovereignty | 5-1 |
| 19 | Chunk of Gold | 30-1 |
| 20 | Owen Almighty | 30-1 |
