The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby has a 6:24 pm ET post time, but you can plant yourself in front of the television for an entire day of TV horse racing if you like. The day's schedule began with preview coverage at 9:30 am ET on HRTV, but the real action kicks off with the Derby undercard at 11 am ET on Versus. NBC takes over at 4 pm ET for the Red Carpet Special, followed by the Kentucky Derby show at 5 pm ET.
SB Nation's extensive Derby resources include the latest news and live coverage, guides for first-time bettors and for new horse racing fans, a prop bets primer, contender profiles on Archarcarch and several other top horses, a horse racing jargon breakdown and even how to make a mint julep. Here's the complete field of contenders, along with post positions, jockeys and trainers, and money line odds:
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The 2011 Kentucky Derby post time is at 6:24 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, May 7th and SB Nation has everything you need to prepare for it - current Derby odds, contender profiles, field updates and more. You can find all of that and more at our 2011 Kentucky Derby StoryStream. Also, our horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come has two must-read resources for Derby fans: A Beginner's Guide To Following Horse Racing and a glossary of horse racing terms.