2025 Belmont Stakes: Journalism pegged at 8-5, Sovereignty 2-1 on morning line
Journalism wins Preakness Stakes 150 (Photo by Horsephotos.com)
June 2nd, 2025
Preakness (G1) winner Journalism has been installed as the 8-5 favorite in his rematch with Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Sovereignty in Saturday's $2 million Belmont (G1) at Saratoga.
Journalism, runner-up as the Derby favorite, came back to post a dramatic victory in Sovereignty's absence in the Preakness. The Michael McCarthy pupil drew well in post 7 in an eight-horse Belmont field.
Sovereignty, who has been freshened since toppling Journalism at Churchill Downs, rates as the 2-1 second choice on the morning line. Baeza, a fast-finishing third in the Derby, is a 4-1 chance to emulate half-brother Dornoch, last year's Belmont winner.
Wood Memorial (G2) winner Rodriguez, who missed the Derby and Preakness with a bruised foot, and Peter Pan (G3) victor Hill Road are the most intriguing of the rest at 6-1 and 10-1, respectively.
The third jewel of the Triple Crown highlights an action-packed Belmont Stakes Racing Festival that runs from Wednesday through Sunday. The Belmont is carded as the 13th of 14 races at the Spa on Saturday, with a post time of 7:04 p.m. ET.
| PP | Horse | ML Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
| 1 | Hill Road | 10-1 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Chad Brown |
| 2 | Sovereignty | 2-1 | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott |
| 3 | Rodriguez | 6-1 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert |
| 4 | Uncaged | 30-1 | Luis Saez | Todd Pletcher |
| 5 | Crudo | 15-1 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher |
| 6 | Baeza | 4-1 | Flavien Prat | John Shirreffs |
| 7 | Journalism | 8-5 | Umberto Rispoli | Michael McCarthy |
| 8 | Heart of Honor | 30-1 | Saffie Osborne | Jamie Osborne |
