Mystik Dan as a live longshot to win last year's Run for the Roses, has made his picks and bets for the Kentucky Derby 2025 at Churchill Downs

With a favorite post position at No. 8—a spot that has produced nine Derby winners, most recently Mage in 2023—Journalism has a very real chance to approach the Preakness with a shot at the Triple Crown.

The No. 8 post position is tied for the second-most victories in horse racing’s marquee event while Bob Baffert returns to Churchill Downs after four-year ban.