The 2025 Belmont Stakes will be held on Saturday, June 7 and, for the second consecutive season, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown will be held at Saratoga Race Course while Belmont Park continues renovations. Sovereignty and Journalism have the potential for another head-to-head matchup after Sovereignty bested the eventual Preakness winner by 1 1/2 lengths in the Kentucky Derby. The 2025 Belmont Stakes odds list Sovereignty as the 8-5 favorite, while Journalism is the second favorite at 9-5. Post time is 6:50 p.m. ET.

Before making any 2025 Belmont Stakes picks in "The Test of Champions", you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of Triple Crown races.

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 is WAY UP! Join SportsLine here to get his 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, and take 50% off with promo code "JOCKEY"!

For the 2025 Belmont Stakes, we can tell you Demling isn't picking Sovereignty or Journalism to win, even though they each won a leg of this year's Triple Crown and are the top two favorites! Join SportsLine here to get his full 2025 Belmont Stakes picks for 50% off NOW with promo code "JOCKEY"!

Demling's top pick is an underdog who could be "the best value in the race!" He's including this horse in his 2025 Belmont Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his 2025 Belmont Stakes picks before locking in any of your own!

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