Where to watch, how to follow the 2026 Kentucky Derby on Saturday
Where to watch and how to follow Satuday’s $5 million, Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, a Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds.
Post time is 6:57 p.m. EDT at Churchill Downs (seating capacity of approximately 165,000) in Louisville.
Television
Network: NBC
Announcers: Race call, Larry Collmus; hosts, Mike Tirico, Rebecca Lowe, Ahmed Fareed; analysts, Jerry Bailey, Randy Moss; insights analyst, Steve Kornacki; handicappers, Matt Bernier, Eddie Olczyk; reporters, Donna Brothers, Britney Eurton, Nick Luck, Kenny Rice; infield reporter, John Fanta.
TV schedule: Kentucky Derby coverage on NBC begins at 2:30 p.m.
Coverage of earlier races on the Derby undercard will begin on the NBC Sports Network at noon (EDT).
Where to find NBC:
Over the air: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
Spectrum cable: Channel 8 (in Lexington)
DISH Network: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
DirecTV: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
U-verse: Channel 18 (in Lexington)
Where to find NBC Sports Network:
Can be accessed via YouTubeTV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Xumo, among other platforms.
Radio
Satellite radio: XM Channel 85, Sirius Channel 85, Internet Channel 85
Internet
Live video: Peacock streaming service will carry all NBC Sports Content on Kentucky Derby day starting at noon.
X (formerly known as Twitter): @markcstory; @cdrummond97; @JonHale_HL; @cmakauskas; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader
Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages
The Kentucky Derby entries: Click here
The odds: Click here
For postrace coverage: Kentucky.com
