Anticipation is building for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, which will be held at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3. The latest 2025 Kentucky Derby odds from SportsLine list San Felipe Stakes winner and Michael W. McCarthy-trained Journalism as the 3-1 favorite, while Fountain of Youth and Street Sense winner Sovereignty is tied on the odds board with Sandman at 8-1 in the 2025 Kentucky Derby futures. No race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby has produced more winners in the first leg of the Triple Crown than the Florida Derby, which was won this year by Tappan Street. The 2025 Kentucky Derby post draw is on Saturday, April 26.

The Kentucky Derby 2025 will mark Bob Baffert's first appearance at Churchill Downs since serving a ban after Medina Spirit failed a drug test after crossing the finish line first in 2021. Winning the Kentucky Derby 2025 would make Baffert the first, and only, trainer to win "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" seven times. Before making any 2025 Kentucky Derby picks for the annual Run for the Roses, you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of this race.

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 2023 when he hit the winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta. He also hit the Preakness in 2024. Anyone who has followed him on those picks is WAY UP! Join SportsLine here to unlock his picks for 2025!

For the 2025 Kentucky Derby, we can tell you Demling is fading Rodriguez, even though he is one of the top favorites! Another stunner: Demling is high on Luxor Cafe, even though he's a 15-1 longshot! He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday! "The son of Triple Crown champion American Pharaoh dusted the competition on the Japanese Road to the Derby," Demling said.

Demling is especially high on an EPIC double-digit longshot who has "a legit shot!" He's including this horse in his 2025 Kentucky Derby bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his 2025 Kentucky Derby picks before locking in any of your own!

Who wins the 2025 Kentucky Derby, and which double-digit longshot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's 2025 Kentucky Derby projected leaderboard, all from the expert who has nailed a COLOSSAL 11 Derby-Oaks doubles!