Demling also locked in his 2025 Kentucky Derby prediction for Sovereignty. The second-place finisher in the Florida Derby is the oddsmakers' second choice at 5-1 odds, behind only Journalism (3-1). He lost by a length-and-a-quarter to Tappan Street, who was ruled out of Saturday's Kentucky Derby 2025 field due to injury.

You can never really count out a Bob Baffert-trained horse. After all, Baffert trained the last two Triple Crown winners and won the Kentucky Derby on six occasions. Rodriguez is a dark-horse candidate to win on paper, but he's placed in the top three in five starts dating back to November.