The 2025 Kentucky Derby will try to live up to last year’s edition of the race, when Mystik Dan won in a three-way photo finish. Journalism is the 3-1 favorite in the 2025 Kentucky Derby odds after winning four straight races for trainer Michael McCarthy. The favorite has lost the Kentucky Derby six straight times after winning six straight between 2013 and 2018. Additionally, Journalism will try to snap an 0-for-49 streak by Kentucky Derby horses who have attempted to win with only two previous starts at age three. The Kentucky Derby 2025 goes to post at 6:57 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Bettors who decide to steer clear of Journalism might target 2025 Kentucky Derby contenders like Sovereignty (5-1) and Sandman (6-1). There are also nine 2925 Kentucky Derby horses at 30-1 on the horse racing odds board, so which horses should you back with your 2025 Kentucky Derby bets? With so much to consider while making your 2025 Kentucky Derby picks, a little expert help can go a long way.
Mystik Dan’s photo finish victory last year marked the first nose margin of victory in the Kentucky Derby since 1996 and the first three-photo finish since 1947. He closed at 18-1 odds and gave the No. 3 post position its sixth victory since the starting gate was introduced in 1930. The No. 17 post position remains winless, and three of the past four Kentucky Derby winners have started at gate No. 8 or lower. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has one horse in the field this year, Citizen Bull (20-1). Baffert has won this race a record-tying six times and will compete in the race for the first time since 2021. He served a three-year suspension by Churchill Downs after his 2021 Derby winner, Medina Spirit, failed a post-race drug test.
Given all the history, there’s a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets in a Kentucky Derby like this, and SportsLine expert Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2025 Kentucky Derby picks possible.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling has nailed the Kentucky Oaks-Derby double 11 times in the last 16 years. He also predicted the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last seven years and called 10 of the last 20 Preakness winners, including in 2023, when he hit the winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta, as well as the trifecta in 2024. Anyone who has followed him on those picks could be up huge at sites like FanDuel Racing, TwinSpires, and 1/ST BET.
Now, with the 2025 Kentucky Derby post positions set and odds on the board, Demling is sharing his picks and 2025 Kentucky Derby betting predictions over at SportsLine. Go here to see them.
Top 2025 Kentucky Derby expert picks
Here’s a refresher on these types of bets from SportsLine’s Jody Demling:
Kentucky Derby Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. A $2 exacta returned $258.56 at the 2024 Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone.
Kentucky Derby Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 trifecta returned $1,113.84 at the 2024 Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone and Forever Young.
Kentucky Derby Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 superfecta returned a colossal $8,254 at the 2024 Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone, Forever Young and Catching Freedom.
While Demling has no quibbles about the favorite status of Journalism (3-1), the Michael McCarthy-trained colt isn’t his top pick. Instead, he is building his tickets around Luxor Cafe (15-1) and an even bigger longshot who is “generating buzz on the backside,” spicing up his 2025 Kentucky Derby exotics. You can see his picks here.
How to make 2025 Kentucky Derby bets
Demling has specific recommendations for exacta, trifecta and superfecta wagers so you can cover all your bases at the Kentucky Derby 2025. He’s sharing them over at SportsLine.
So which horses do you take? And in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling’s picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2025 Kentucky Derby.
2025 Kentucky Derby odds, futures, horses, post positions
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
Was wohl in Dortmund losgewesen wäre? – Von wie vielen Fans Quasi-Meister Bayern empfangen wurde …
Nach dem 3:3 in Leipzig steht der 34. Meistertitel des FC Bayern praktisch fest. Doch als der Quasi-Meister nach München zurückkehrte, herrschte alles andere als Partystimmung ...Am Trainingsgelände an der Säbener Straße warteten am Samstagabend nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit nur vier Fans und sieben Autogramm-Jäger auf die Stars von Trainer Vincent Kompany (39).Da hatte keiner Lust aufs Feiern!Man stelle sich vor, was in Dortmund oder Frankfurt los gewesen wäre, obwohl der Meister-Matchball zum rechnerisch sicheren Titel vergeben wurde.Die Bayern-Stars Aleksandar Pavlovic (r.) und Leroy Sané auf dem Weg aus dem Team-Bus in die KabineFoto: Dennis Brosda<!-->]-->FC Bayern: Die triste Rückkehr der Quasi-Meister!Nachdem die Bayern mit zwei Privatjets aus Leipzig nach Oberpfaffenhofen (Flugplatz westlich von München) geflogen waren, fuhr der erste Bus mit den So-gut-wie-sicher-Meistern um 21.22 Uhr an der Säbener Straße vor.Keine laute Musik im Bus mit Thomas Müller (35), […]
European Darts Grand Prix LIVE! Humphries, Cross and Anderson in action
Updates from the final day of the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany with Luke Humphries and Rob Cross among the players in action; Luke Littler opted out of the tournament, while Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall were knocked out in the second round
Casagrande indica time que pode embalar de vez no Brasileirão: “Está vivo”
Casagrande, no programa Galvão e Amigos (Reprodução) Walter Casagrande gostou do que viu na vitória do Corinthians por 4 a 2 sobre o Internacional, sábado, pela sétima rodada do Brasileirão. Com três gols de Yuri Alberto e um de Igor Coronado, o Timão conquistou seu segundo resultado positivo na era Dorival Júnior. Para o ex-atacante, o time paulista precisava de um triunfo contundente sobre um forte adversário, o que pode resultar na virada de chave para a sequência da temporada. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “Uma noite que parecia caminhar para um desastre se transformou em uma grande vitória contra um forte adversário. Além de ter ultrapassado o próprio Internacional na tabela, deu um belo salto, pulando de 12º para 7º lugar. Claro que a rodada apenas começou, mas essa vitória pressiona todos os adversários que ainda estão com 7 pontos…”, escreveu Casagrande. […]
Red-Bull-Boss Marko – Darum bleibt Verstappen
Von ihm hängt alles ab: Vierfach-Weltmeister Max Verstappen (27) ist der begehrteste Fahrer der Formel 1. Obwohl der Holländer bei Red Bull noch einen Vertrag bis 2028, buhlen Mercedes, Aston Martin und sogar Alpine mehr oder weniger offen um ihn. Erst wenn sich Verstappen entschieden hat, können die anderen Teams endgültig planen.In BILD bezieht Dr. Helmut Marko (81), Motorsport-Boss von Red Bull, Stellung zur Zukunft seines Schützlings. BILD: Herr Marko, wie bewerten Sie die bisherige Saison Ihres Teams?Helmut Marko: Schwierig trifft es gut. Wir sind in einer verzwickten Situation. Das Arbeitsfenster unseres Autos ist extrem klein. Das führt dazu, dass wir – wenn alles richtig läuft – schnell sind und wie in Japan siegen, aber uns nur eine Woche später in Bahrain im Niemandsland wiederfinden. Unser Auto gleicht einer Wundertüte.Steckt Red Bull in einer Krise?Krise ist zu viel gesagt Man […]
I played for Gregg Popovich for one season. This is how he impacted my life
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can implement in their own personal and professional lives. Follow Peak here.The first thing Gregg Popovich ever told me was: “You’ve got to get in shape.”AdvertisementThis was in August 2000. I had just joined Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs after I’d had a great summer league. To tell you the truth, I didn’t know much about Pop before I got to San Antonio. I just had a preconceived idea about who he was.Stern. Relentless. A hard ass.I thought I was in very good shape, so in my head, I was like, “What?! You guys just signed me!”But his words stuck with me. I held onto them. In practice, […]
Vasco x Palmeiras: quais jogadores têm mais chance de fazer gol em jogo do Brasileiro? Veja análise
Vasco e Palmeiras entram em campo, neste domingo, às 16h, no Estádio Mané Garrincha, em Brasília, pela sétima rodada do Brasileiro. O cruz-maltino não vence há três jogos no campeonato, o que resultou na demissão do técnico Fábio Carille após a derrota para o Cruzeiro. Já o alviverde perdeu a chance de garantir a liderança ao tropeçar, em casa, diante do Bahia, mas carrega uma invencibilidade de 12 partidas contra a equipe carioca. Com as equipes buscando reencontrar o caminho das vitórias, fica a questão: quem vai fazer o gol no confronto? O GLOBO reuniu dados recentes que indicam os prováveis protagonistas do duelo. Jogadores com mais chances de marcar gol no jogo entre Vasco e Palmeiras — Foto: Editoria de Arte Melhor aproveitamento no confronto Sem saber o que é ganhar do Palmeiras desde 8 de novembro de 2015, […]
Related
Was wohl in Dortmund losgewesen wäre? – Von wie vielen Fans Quasi-Meister Bayern empfangen wurde …
Nach dem 3:3 in Leipzig steht der 34. Meistertitel des FC Bayern praktisch fest. Doch als der Quasi-Meister nach München zurückkehrte, herrschte alles andere als Partystimmung ...Am Trainingsgelände an der Säbener Straße warteten am Samstagabend nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit nur vier Fans und sieben Autogramm-Jäger auf die Stars von Trainer Vincent Kompany (39).Da hatte keiner Lust aufs Feiern!Man stelle sich vor, was in Dortmund oder Frankfurt los gewesen wäre, obwohl der Meister-Matchball zum rechnerisch sicheren Titel vergeben wurde.Die Bayern-Stars Aleksandar Pavlovic (r.) und Leroy Sané auf dem Weg aus dem Team-Bus in die KabineFoto: Dennis Brosda<!-->]-->FC Bayern: Die triste Rückkehr der Quasi-Meister!Nachdem die Bayern mit zwei Privatjets aus Leipzig nach Oberpfaffenhofen (Flugplatz westlich von München) geflogen waren, fuhr der erste Bus mit den So-gut-wie-sicher-Meistern um 21.22 Uhr an der Säbener Straße vor.Keine laute Musik im Bus mit Thomas Müller (35), […]
European Darts Grand Prix LIVE! Humphries, Cross and Anderson in action
Updates from the final day of the European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen, Germany with Luke Humphries and Rob Cross among the players in action; Luke Littler opted out of the tournament, while Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall were knocked out in the second round
Casagrande indica time que pode embalar de vez no Brasileirão: “Está vivo”
Casagrande, no programa Galvão e Amigos (Reprodução) Walter Casagrande gostou do que viu na vitória do Corinthians por 4 a 2 sobre o Internacional, sábado, pela sétima rodada do Brasileirão. Com três gols de Yuri Alberto e um de Igor Coronado, o Timão conquistou seu segundo resultado positivo na era Dorival Júnior. Para o ex-atacante, o time paulista precisava de um triunfo contundente sobre um forte adversário, o que pode resultar na virada de chave para a sequência da temporada. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE “Uma noite que parecia caminhar para um desastre se transformou em uma grande vitória contra um forte adversário. Além de ter ultrapassado o próprio Internacional na tabela, deu um belo salto, pulando de 12º para 7º lugar. Claro que a rodada apenas começou, mas essa vitória pressiona todos os adversários que ainda estão com 7 pontos…”, escreveu Casagrande. […]
Red-Bull-Boss Marko – Darum bleibt Verstappen
Von ihm hängt alles ab: Vierfach-Weltmeister Max Verstappen (27) ist der begehrteste Fahrer der Formel 1. Obwohl der Holländer bei Red Bull noch einen Vertrag bis 2028, buhlen Mercedes, Aston Martin und sogar Alpine mehr oder weniger offen um ihn. Erst wenn sich Verstappen entschieden hat, können die anderen Teams endgültig planen.In BILD bezieht Dr. Helmut Marko (81), Motorsport-Boss von Red Bull, Stellung zur Zukunft seines Schützlings. BILD: Herr Marko, wie bewerten Sie die bisherige Saison Ihres Teams?Helmut Marko: Schwierig trifft es gut. Wir sind in einer verzwickten Situation. Das Arbeitsfenster unseres Autos ist extrem klein. Das führt dazu, dass wir – wenn alles richtig läuft – schnell sind und wie in Japan siegen, aber uns nur eine Woche später in Bahrain im Niemandsland wiederfinden. Unser Auto gleicht einer Wundertüte.Steckt Red Bull in einer Krise?Krise ist zu viel gesagt Man […]
I played for Gregg Popovich for one season. This is how he impacted my life
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s new desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Peak aims to connect readers to ideas they can implement in their own personal and professional lives. Follow Peak here.The first thing Gregg Popovich ever told me was: “You’ve got to get in shape.”AdvertisementThis was in August 2000. I had just joined Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs after I’d had a great summer league. To tell you the truth, I didn’t know much about Pop before I got to San Antonio. I just had a preconceived idea about who he was.Stern. Relentless. A hard ass.I thought I was in very good shape, so in my head, I was like, “What?! You guys just signed me!”But his words stuck with me. I held onto them. In practice, […]
Vasco x Palmeiras: quais jogadores têm mais chance de fazer gol em jogo do Brasileiro? Veja análise
Vasco e Palmeiras entram em campo, neste domingo, às 16h, no Estádio Mané Garrincha, em Brasília, pela sétima rodada do Brasileiro. O cruz-maltino não vence há três jogos no campeonato, o que resultou na demissão do técnico Fábio Carille após a derrota para o Cruzeiro. Já o alviverde perdeu a chance de garantir a liderança ao tropeçar, em casa, diante do Bahia, mas carrega uma invencibilidade de 12 partidas contra a equipe carioca. Com as equipes buscando reencontrar o caminho das vitórias, fica a questão: quem vai fazer o gol no confronto? O GLOBO reuniu dados recentes que indicam os prováveis protagonistas do duelo. Jogadores com mais chances de marcar gol no jogo entre Vasco e Palmeiras — Foto: Editoria de Arte Melhor aproveitamento no confronto Sem saber o que é ganhar do Palmeiras desde 8 de novembro de 2015, […]
Be the first to leave a comment