Jody Demling, who has nailed four of the last seven Belmont Stakes winners, reveals picks for 2025 Belmont Stakes horses like Sovereignty, Journalism and Rodriguez

Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism has opened as the favorite in the Belmont Stakes to close out the Triple Crown.

The decision of Sovereignty’s trainer, Bill Mott, not to run the Derby winner in the Preakness ended the potential for a 2025 Triple Crown. But, with a win, either horse could at least secure two of horse racing’s most coveted jewels.