American Promise, trained by the great D. Wayne Lukas, won the Virginia Derby and is versatile enough to come from any position in the race and make a charge toward the finish line.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby will pit 3-year-old horses against one another on a 1 1/4-mile track. The favorite to claim the first leg is Journalism, who has won four straight starts and is 3-1 according to the latest 2025 Kentucky Derby odds.