Belmont Stakes 2025 predictions, odds: Best win, place, show, trifecta, exacta, plus superfecta expert picks
Jody Demling has revealed his win, place and show Belmont Stakes betting picks for the Belmont Stakes 2025, including Sovereignty and Journalism

Saturday's 2025 Belmont Stakes field is headlined by a pair of Triple Crown race winners, Sovereignty (Kentucky Derby) and Journalism (Preakness Stakes), but there are several 2025 Belmont Stakes horses making their Triple Crown series debuts at Saratoga Race Course. Hill Road finished third in the Tampa Bay Derby before winning the Peter Pan Stakes under trainer Chad Brown. Crudo is making his Grade 1 debut following a win in the Sir Barton Stakes and he expected to provide early speed on Saturday. Hill Road is 10-1 in the 2025 Belmont Stakes odds, while Crudo is 15-1.
Journalism sits atop the Belmont Stakes 2025 odds board at 8-5, followed by Sovereignty (2-1) and Baeza (4-1) for anyone still trying to figure out how to bet on the Belmont Stakes. Which 2025 Belmont Stakes contenders should you back with your 2025 Belmont Stakes bets? Post time for Saturday's race is 7:04 p.m. ET. With so much to consider while making your 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, a little expert help can go a long way.
Prior to 2024, Belmont Park had hosted the Belmont Stakes every year since 1968, but this will be the second consecutive year it is being staged at Saratoga Race Course due to Belmont Park renovations. The race will be run at 1.25 miles for the eighth time in its history, the same length as the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty is trying to become the 12th horse to win the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in the same Triple Crown season, excluding the 13 Triple Crown winners. Journalism is trying to make history of his own, as 18 non-Triple Crown horses have won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year. If neither of the favorites win the race, it will mark the seventh straight year that three different horses won the three Triple Crown races. It would be the longest such streak since a stretch of 15 consecutive years from 1896-1910.
Given all the history, there's a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets in a Belmont Stakes like this, and SportsLine expert Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2025 Belmont Stakes picks possible.
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 could be up huge, especially when using the latest FanDuel Racing promo code and TwinSpires promo code when trying to figure out how to bet on the Belmont Stakes.
Now, with the 2025 Belmont Stakes post positions set and odds on the board, Demling is sharing his picks and 2025 Belmont Stakes betting predictions over at SportsLine. Go here to see them.
Top 2025 Belmont Stakes expert picks
Here's a refresher on these types of bets from SportsLine's Jody Demling:
Belmont Stakes Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 exacta returned $163.25 at the 2024 Belmont Stakes with Dornoch and Mindframe.
Belmont Stakes Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 trifecta returned $473 at the 2024 Belmont Stakes with Dornoch, Mindframe and Sierra Leone.
Belmont Stakes Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. A $1 superfecta returned $3200.50 at the 2024 Belmont Stakes with Dornoch, Mindframe, Sierra Leone and Honor Marie.
While Demling has no quibbles about the favorite statuses of Journalism (8-5) or Sovereignty (2-1), Demling is building his tickets around another horse instead who he says is "only getting better and better", spicing up his 2025 Belmont Stakes exotics. You can see his picks here.
How to make 2025 Belmont Stakes bets
Demling has specific recommendations for exacta, trifecta and superfecta wagers so you can cover all your bases at the Belmont Stakes 2025. He's sharing them over at SportsLine.
So which horses do you take? And in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2025 Belmont Stakes.
2025 Belmont Stakes odds, horses, futures, post positions
Post | Horse | Odds | Picks |
1 | Hill Road | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
2 | Sovereignty | 2-1 | SEE PICKS |
3 | Rodriguez | 6-1 | SEE PICKS |
4 | Uncaged | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
5 | Crudo | 15-1 | SEE PICKS |
6 | Baeza | 4-1 | SEE PICKS |
7 | Journalism | 8-5 | SEE PICKS |
8 | Heart of Honor | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |