The 1 1/4 miles required to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs is not a distance any horse within the 2025 Kentucky discipline has skilled to date. Nonetheless, UAE Derby winner Admire Daytona has been shut, with the Japanese-bred son of Drefong out of the Shackleford mare Ice Pastel going 1,900 meters (roughly 1 3/16 miles) in Dubai for the win. Now, he is been shipped to Louisville for an opportunity to turn out to be the primary Japanese horse in historical past to win the Run for the Roses. Admire Daytona is 30-1 within the 2025 Kentucky Derby odds, whereas Luxor Cafe (15-1), sired by 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, offers Japan one other likelihood on the winner’s circle.
In the meantime, Santa Anita Derby winner Journalism is the 3-1 favourite among the many 2025 Kentucky Derby horses forward of Saturday’s put up at 6:57 p.m. ET. With the Kentucky Derby yearly that includes the most important discipline in North American racing, you may wish to see what Santa Anita-based racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say earlier than making any 2025 Kentucky Derby picks, contemplating the success she’s had handicapping this race.
In a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the end line first, because the winner at 12-1. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager three years in the past, she instructed a play on All Different 3-12 months-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Wealthy Strike received.
She began off 2025 by accurately going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and she or he additionally predicted Perpetually Younger’s win within the $20 million Saudi Cup, Journalism’s win within the San Felipe Stakes and Sandman’s win within the Arkansas Derby this 12 months. Anybody who has adopted her on these picks on betting websites like FanDuel Racing, TwinSpires and 1/ST BET is up large.
Now, with the 2025 Kentucky Derby put up positions set and odds on the board, Yu is sharing her 2025 Kentucky Derby betting picks and 2025 Kentucky Derby predictions over at SportsLine. You may head to SportsLine now to see them.
High 2025 Kentucky Derby predictions
One shock: Yu is totally fading Sandman, regardless that he received the Arkansas Derby and is without doubt one of the high favorites. Sandman is educated by Mark Casse, who’s winless in 10 Kentucky Derby begins. The 64-year-old coach has by no means had a horse end within the high three, which has Yu weary of taking part in Sandman in her 2025 Kentucky Derby picks.
Sandman has run just one Grade 1 stakes race over his profession. The colt is fathered by Tapit, one of many winningest sires in historical past, however he has by no means produced a Kentucky Derby winner. Sandman wasn’t the favourite coming into the nine-horse discipline in his Arkansas Derby victory, so on the third-shortest odds in a 20-horse 2025 Kentucky Derby discipline, Yu is not backing Sandman on Saturday. See which different 2025 Kentucky Derby horses to keep away from at SportsLine.
One other curveball: Yu is excessive on Luxor Cade , regardless that he’s a 15-1 longshot within the Kentucky Derby odds 2025. Luxor Cafe has pedigree on his aspect as a son of 2015 Triple Crown hero American Pharoah and has received 4 straight races heading into the Kentucky Derby 2025.
“He ought to get the Kentucky Derby distance, and his stalking working model works properly on this race,” Yu advised SportsLine. “He’s more likely to find yourself farther again early than he’s used to, however I do not see that as a significant situation. The connections have acknowledged that he had a lot left within the tank when a 5-length winner of his prep race, and we all know the Japanese can get a horse able to run on any continent.” See which different horses to again at SportsLine.
Methods to make 2025 Kentucky Derby picks
Furthermore, Yu is excessive on a double-digit longshot who has been getting over the Churchill Downs floor “completely” this week. She is together with this horse in her 2025 Kentucky Derby bets, and so do you have to. She’s sharing which 2025 Kentucky Derby horses to again at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2025 Kentucky Derby? What double-digit longshot is a must-back, and the way has Yu constructed her wagers? Go to SportsLine to see Yu’s picks for the Kentucky Derby, all from the Santa Anita-based racing insider who has an extended historical past of success within the Kentucky Derby, and discover out.
2025 Kentucky Derby odds, put up positions
2025 Kentucky Derby horse previews
1 Citizen Bull | 2 Neoequos | 3 Remaining Gambit | 5 American Promise | 6 Admire Daytona | 7 Luxor Cafe | 8 Journalism | 9 Burnham Sq. | 10 Grande | 11 Flying Mohawk | 12 East Avenue | 13 Writer | 14 Tiztastic | 15 Render Judgment | 16 Coal Battle | 17 Sandman | 18 Sovereignty | 19 Chunk of Gold | 20 Owen Almighty | 21 Baeza
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