The 2025 Kentucky Derby: Betting Insights and Favorites

Insights on the 2025 Kentucky Derby bets and top horses.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby is approaching! Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, opens as the 3-1 favorite with a four-race winning streak. Bob Baffert has two horses in the race, Citizen Bull and Rodriguez. Best bet: Exacta box (4, 8 and 9). Burnham Square (12-1 to win) got a good draw. An exacta box bet allows picking at least two horses to finish in the top two.

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