Anticipation is building for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, which will be held at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3. The 2025 Kentucky Derby odds following Saturday's 2025 Kentucky Derby post draw list San Felipe Stakes winner Journalism as the 3-1 favorite, while Fountain of Youth winner Sovereignty is 5-1 and Sandman is 6-1 in the 2025 Kentucky Derby odds. Grande and Rodriguez were both scratched, bringing Baeza into the field at 12-1 Kentucky Derby odds 2025. Only two 2025 Kentucky Derby prep races are longer than 1 1/8 miles, the Louisiana Derby and UAE Derby.

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 Derby-Oaks 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 2025 Kentucky Derby picks, and get 50% off with promo code "JOCKEY"!

For the 2025 Kentucky Derby, we can tell you Demling is fading Sandman, even though he is coming off a win in the Arkansas Derby! In fact, Demling says Sandman barely even cracks the top 10 finishers! 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 Pharoah dusted the competition on the Japanese Road to the Derby," Demling told SportsLine. Join SportsLine here to get his full 2025 Kentucky Derby picks for 50% off NOW with promo code "JOCKEY"!

Demling is especially high on a COLOSSAL double-digit longshot who is "generating buzz on the backside"! 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 HUGE 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! Plus, get 50% off for a limited time with the promo code "JOCKEY"!