Render Judgment, Toby Keith's Dream Walkin' Farms colt, is set to race in the 2025 Kentucky Derby with 30-1 odds

Fifteen months after his death, Keith finally got there. Keith’s Dream Walkin’ Farms co-owns Render Judgment, who will run out of the No. 15 post Saturday, May 3, in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby. The bay colt, trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Julien Leparoux, has 12-1 odds to win the annual Run for the Roses.

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby had at least two direct connections to music: Render Judgment was co-owned by late country singer Toby Keith and Sandman was named by a pair of Metallica superfans, who welcomed “Enter Sandman” howler James Hetfield to Churchill Downs to meet the Thoroughbred on Friday.