The Kentucky Derby will start the 2025 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown on Saturday with a field of 19 horses set to race in the annual Run for the Roses.
Journalism, who won three straight graded-stakes races, was picked as the morning-line favorite by Mike Battaglia, the oddsmaker at the home of the Derby, Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.
2025 Kentucky Derby horses and odds
Battaglia gave Journalism 3-1 odds after last Saturday's post-position draw. The odds will change leading up to Saturday's approximate post time of 6:57 p.