There are plenty of ways to bet the 2025 Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. You could back the 8-5 favorite, Journalism, after his Preakness win, or another horse with short 2025 Belmont Stakes odds like the Kentucky Derby-winning Sovereignty (2-1). You could also go the longshot route by placing horseracing bets on a double-digit underdog like Hill Road (10-1) or Crudo (15-1). In between, there are mid-shots such as the Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez (6-1). Post time is 7:04 p.m. ET. The last horse to win the Belmont Stakes and only one other Triple Crown race was Afleet Alex in 2005. 

Before making any 2025 Belmont Stakes picks for the third jewel of the Triple Crown, you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of this race.

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 is WAY UP. Join SportsLine here to unlock his 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, and use promo code "JOCKEY" to unlock 50% off.

While a slew of horses could hit the board in the 2025 Belmont Stakes, Demling is highly confident in a small group, isolating them for his exactas, trifectas and superfectas! He's especially high on an underdog who he says is "only getting better and better." If you include this horse in your 2025 Belmont Stakes picks, you could be looking at a COLOSSAL PAYDAY!.

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