The Triple Crown series will end on Saturday with the 2025 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Trainer Bob Baffert has won the Belmont Stakes three times to go along with six Kentucky Derby wins and eight Preakness Stakes victories. His horse, Rodriguez, will race for the first time since the Wood Memorial nearly two months ago. Rodriguez was held out of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes due to a foot injury, and he is 6-1 in the 2025 Belmont Stakes odds following Monday’s 2025 Belmont Stakes post position draw.
Sovereignty (2-1) and Journalism (8-5) are the favorites among the 2025 Belmont Stakes horses, followed by Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Baeza (4-1). Sovereignty will run from the No. 2 post at Saratoga, where the 2025 Belmont Stakes post time is 7:04 p.m. ET. Which horses should you back with your 2025 Belmont Stakes bets? Before making any 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, be sure to see the horse racing predictions and futures bets from SportsLine’s elite horse racing expert Jody Demling.
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 up huge and first-time users can boost their bankroll with the latest FanDuel Racing promo code.
Now, with the 2025 Belmont Stakes around the corner, Demling is sharing his 2025 Belmont Stakes betting picks and 2025 Belmont Stakes predictions over at SportsLine. Go here to see them.
Top 2025 Belmont Stakes predictions
One of Demling’s surprising 2025 Belmont Stakes picks: He isn’t picking Sovereignty or Journalism to win, even though they each won a leg of this year’s Triple Crown and are the two favorites. Sovereignty and Journalism are expected to attract most of the 2025 Belmont Stakes betting handle this week due to their previous wins in this year’s Triple Crown series. However, there are several other talented horses in the 2025 Belmont Stakes lineup who have been building toward a breakthrough victory.
Baeza finished second in the Santa Anita Derby before finishing third in the Kentucky Derby. Rodriguez is flying under the radar after missing the first two legs of the Triple Crown, but he was considered a top contender for the Kentucky Derby. Additionally, four-time Preakness Stakes-winning trainer Todd Pletcher has two horses in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes 2025 field. See which other 2025 Belmont Stakes horses to target at SportsLine.
How to make 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, bets
Demling’s top pick is an underdog who could be “the best value in the race.” Demling is sharing which horse it is, along with his entire projected 2025 Belmont Stakes leaderboard, over at SportsLine.
Which horse wins the Belmont Stakes 2025, and which value longshot is a must-back? Check out the latest 2025 Belmont Stakes odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Demling’s picks for the Belmont Stakes, all from the expert who nailed the top three Kentucky Derby finishers in the correct order and the Preakness Stakes exacta.
2025 Belmont Stakes horses, odds, post draw