(Image credit: (Brian Simms/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Watch the 2026 Kentucky Derby live streams as the opening leg of the Triple Crown will feature 20 runners tackling the famous 1.25-mile track at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Renegade arrives as one of the favorites after winning its last two races, but anything can happen in the so-called Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports. Expect upsets aplenty. Read on and we'll show you how to watch Kentucky Derby 2026 live streams from anywhere with a VPN . Kentucky Derby 2026 live streams: TV schedule, dates The 2026 Kentucky Derby live stream takes on Saturday, May 2. ► Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET / 3:57 p.m. PT / 11:57 p.m. BST / 8:57 a.m. AEST (Sun.) • FREE trials — YouTube TV & DirecTV (U.S.) / Kayo Sports (AUS) • U.S. — NBC (via Sling / Peacock ) • U.K.…