Kentucky Derby 2025 predictions, betting odds: Win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, superfecta expert picks

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The 2025 Kentucky Derby is already on record as one of the richest in the 151-year history of the race. The 2025 Kentucky Derby field consists of four horses who have already eclipsed $1 million in earnings, tying the most ever. However, only one of the 18 highest-earning horses entering the Run for the Roses has actually prevailed in the Kentucky Derby. The four millionaires among the 2025 Kentucky Derby horses are Tiztastic, Citizen Bull, Sandman and Coal Battle. At 6-1, Sandman has the shortest 2025 Kentucky Derby odds among the four, while the others are all 20-1 or greater.

The 2025 Kentucky Derbt betting favorite, Journalism (3-1), has won over $630,000, but a $3.1 million payday awaits for whomever prevails on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Post time is 6:57 p.m. ET. With so much to consider while making your 2025 Kentucky Derby picks, a little expert help can go a long way.

With a name like the Kentucky Derby, it’s fitting that the Bluegrass State has dominated when it comes to Kentucky Derby winners. Of the 150 Kentucky Derby winners, 116 have hailed from Kentucky, including last year’s champion, Mystik Dan. Fourteen other states have produced Kentucky Derby winners, led by Florida (six winners), Virginia (four) and California (four). Meanwhile, all but four Derby champions have hailed from the United States. The only foreign-bred winners are Northern Dancer (1964) and Sunny’s Halo (1983), both from Canada, as well as England’s Omar Khayyam (1917) and Tomy Lee (1959).

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.

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 2023 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 2023 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.