What Are the Payout Odds if Luxor Cafe Wins This Year's Kentucky Derby?

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Published on:
May/01/2025

Luxor Cafe will offer a payout of $1500 for every $100 bet to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby.  

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Luxor Cafe is a 3 year old colt and has raced in 2025. He was sired by American Pharoah out of the More Than Ready mare Mary's Follies.

Key Factors That Could Lead to Luxor Cafe Winning This Year's Kentucky Derby

Mudder (10)

On August 31, 2024, he finished second in a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight at Sapporo, Japan, on a muddy dirt track, completing the race in 1:45.85.  He's had success running on tracks classified as "good" or "muddy".  His sire, American Pharoah, has a 17% win rate on muddy tracks.  Saturday's forecast calls for rain.

Past Performance (7)

He’s won four straight races and has a Triple Crown winner sire American Pharoah in his blood.

Post Position (6)

Seven horses have won the race from the No. 6 post position. This includes notable horses like Secretariat in 1973, one of the most famous winners in Derby history.

Why Luxor Cafe Might Not Win This Year's Kentucky Derby

Trainer (4)

With a career spanning over two decades, Hori has trained multiple champions, including Duramente, Maurice, Neorealism, and Satono Crown.

More Reasons He Might Not Win (2)

From the Courier Journal:

"Forever Young was perhaps the best horse ever from Japan to compete in the Kentucky Derby and finished third last year. Luxor Cafe doesn’t appear to be on his level."

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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