

Baeza went from an also-eligible in the Kentucky Derby to nearly winning it as he placed third. Now, he’s one of the top contenders for the Belmont Stakes 2025, though he’s facing familiar competition. He’s won just one of four starts as a 3-year-old, and every horse that beat him is also in the 2025 Belmont Stakes field. That includes Journalism, who finished ahead of him twice, as well as Sovereignty and Rodriguez. Baeza’s 4-1 2025 Belmont Stakes odds for the Test of Champions edge out Rodriguez (6-1), but the former trails Journalism (8-5) and Sovereignty (2-1). Will Baeza exact revenge by finishing ahead of all of those horses who beat him earlier? The Belmont Stakes 2025 will take place on Saturday from Saratoga Race Course. With so much to consider while making your 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, a little expert help can go a long way.
James Rowe Sr. is a name littered through the Belmont Stakes record books for multiple reasons. First, he’s the all-time winningest trainer at The Third Jewel of the Triple Crown with a record eight victories. Then, he’s one of just two people to win the Belmont as both a trainer and a jockey — along with George Odom — as his pair of wins while mounting horses gives Rowe 10 total victories. Rowe’s success at The Test of Champions was also passed down a generation as his son, James Rowe Jr., also notched a Belmont victory as a trainer.
Given all the history, there’s a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets in a Belmont Stakes like this, and SportsLine expert Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2025 Belmont Stakes picks possible.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling hit the top three finishers at the Kentucky Derby in the correct order and then nailed the exacta in this year’s Preakness Stakes. He also predicted the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last seven years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo Donegal and Nest. Anyone who has followed him on those picks could be up huge, especially when using the latest FanDuel Racing promo code and TwinSpires promo code when trying to figure out how to bet on the Belmont Stakes.
Now, with the 2025 Belmont Stakes post positions set and odds on the board, Demling is sharing his picks and 2025 Belmont Stakes betting predictions over at SportsLine. Go here to see them.
Top 2025 Belmont Stakes expert picks
Here’s a refresher on these types of bets from SportsLine’s Jody Demling:
Belmont Stakes Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 exacta returned $163.25 at the 2024 Belmont Stakes with Dornoch and Mindframe.
Belmont Stakes Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 trifecta returned $473 at the 2024 Belmont Stakes with Dornoch, Mindframe and Sierra Leone.
Belmont Stakes Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 superfecta returned $3200.50 at the 2024 Belmont Stakes with Dornoch, Mindframe, Sierra Leone and Honor Marie.
While Demling has no quibbles about the favorite statuses of Journalism (8-5) or Sovereignty (2-1), Demling is building his tickets around another horse instead who he says is “only getting better and better”, spicing up his 2025 Belmont Stakes exotics. You can see his picks here.
How to make 2025 Belmont Stakes bets
Demling has specific recommendations for exacta, trifecta and superfecta wagers so you can cover all your bases at the Belmont Stakes 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 Belmont Stakes.
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