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2025 Kentucky Derby odds, betting: Journalism (3-1) is morning-line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby

Journalism drew the favorable post position No. 8 on Saturday night and was installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby.

Only two other horses (out of the field of 20) have single-digit odds, and both of them are much farther outside: Sovereignty (5-1) drew post No. 17, while Sandman (6-1) has post No. 18.

Mystik Dan won last year's race as an 18-1 long shot in a three-way photo finish with Sierra Leone and Forever Young.

Journalism is a California-based horse trained by Michael McCarthy, but one of the major stories of this year's race is the return of trainer Bob Baffert after a suspension by the track following the mess that was the 2021 edition of the event. Baffert has Rodriguez (12-1) in the No. 4 post and Citizen Bull (20-1) in the No. 1 spot in this year's running.

The Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, with a post time of 6:57 p.m. ET.

Here are the post positions and odds for all 20 horses in the 151st Kentucky Derby:

1. Citizen Bull (20-1)

2. Neoequos (30-1)

3. Final Gambit (30-1)

4. Rodriguez (12-1)

5. American Promise (30-1)

6. Admire Daytona (30-1)

7. Luxor Cafe (15-1)

8. Journalism (3-1)

9. Burnham Square (12-1)

10. Grande (20-1)