The race of the day so far saw Mindframe win by a nose over Banishing and Nysos, who finished in a dead-heat for second place. That means Exactas, Trifectas, Superfectas and Super High-Fives paid out with the 2/10 in either Place or Show position.

The purse for the 2025 Kentucky Derby is the same as 2024. The top-five horses will finish in the money. Here’s the payout breakdown: The winner jockey usually takes home 10 percent of the prize, while the jockeys who come in No. 2 and No. 3 usually take home five percent.

The legacies of the horses running the Kentucky Derby can be shaped or shattered by how they break from the gate. It all starts with him.