| Surface: | Dirt |
| 51st Kentucky Derby | |
| Horse Race: | Kentucky Derby |
| Location: | Churchill Downs |
| Winning Horse: | Flying Ebony |
| Winning Jockey: | Earl Sande |
| Winning Trainer: | William B. Duke |
| Winning Owner: | Gifford A. Cochran |
| Conditions: | Fast |
| Previous: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1926 |
The 1925 Kentucky Derby was the 51st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 16, 1925.[1] [2]
| Program Number | Horse Name | Win | Place | Show | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Flying Ebony | $8.30 | $3.80 | $2.80 | |
| 12 | Captain Hal | – | $5.50 | $4.40 | |
| 14 | Son of John | – | – | $5.50 |
| Position | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Final Odds | Stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Flying Ebony | Earl Sande | William B. Duke | Gifford A. Cochran | 3.15 | $52,950 |
| 2 | 12 | Captain Hal | Jake Heupel | Walter S. Hopkins | A. A. Kaiser | 5.60 | $6,000 |
| 3 | 14 | Son of John | Clarence Turner | Daniel W. Scott | 16.40 | $3,000 | |
| 4 | 3 | Single Foot | Albert Johnson | Harry Rites | J. Edwin Griffith | 30.15 | $1,000 |
| 5 | 9 | Step Along | Earl Pool | William Perkins | Fred M. Grabner | 16.40 | |
| 6 | 4 | Swope | Eddie Legere | Albert B. "Alex" Gordon | Bud Fisher | 3.15 | |
| 7 | 16 | Prince of Bourbon | Andy Schuttinger | Roy Waldron | Lexington Stable (E. F. Simms & Henry W. Oliver) | 3.15 | |
| 8 | 2 | Needle Gun | Clyde Ponce | William J. Speirs | William Ziegler Jr. | 3.15 | |
| 9 | 15 | Kentucky Cardinal | Mack Garner | Mose F. Shapoff | G. Frank Croissant | 7.50 | |
| 10 | 23 | Boon Companion | Eddie Ambrose | Albert G. Woodman | S. A. Cowan | 3.15 | |
| 11 | 8 | Broadway Jones | Hurley Meyer | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 50.85 | |
| 12 | 21 | Quantrain | Bennie Breuning | Clyde Ector | Frederick Johnson | 1.95 | |
| 13 | 24 | Almadel | Lawrence McDermott | Will Buford | Hal Price Headley | 26.45 | |
| 14 | 22 | Backbone | Linus McAtee | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 16.20 | |
| 15 | 11 | Sweeping Away | Clifford Robinson | Roy Waldron | Xalapa Farm Stable | 3.15 | |
| 16 | 7 | Elector | J. D. Mooney | John B. McKee | La Brae Stable | 3.15 | |
| 17 | 1 | The Bat | Ivan H. Parke | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 16.20 | |
| 18 | 17 | Lee O. Cotner | Willie Fronk | Lon Johnson | R. W. Collins | 3.15 | |
| 19 | 20 | Voltaic | Frank Coltiletti | George M. Odom | Robert L. Gerry Sr. | 160.75 | |
| 20 | 5 | Chief Uncas | William J. McCleary | Harry Sanderson | Augustus A. Busch Sr. | 3.15 | |