Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in four years, having served his punishment for Medina Spirit’s failed drug test and coming to the place where he’s won a record-tying six times. He’s settled in at his old Barn 33, the signs boasting of his Churchill Downs triumphs again hanging on the outside wall.

Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby, and he has two of the race favorites. But can they beat favorite Journalism in horse racing's crown jewel?

Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No. 8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in horse racing’s marquee event.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby will pit 3-year-old horses against one another on a 1 1/4-mile track. The favorite to claim the first leg is Journalism, who has won four straight starts and is 3-1 according to the latest 2025 Kentucky Derby odds.

Here's a look at all of the post positions for the 151st Kentucky Derby. Journalism is the favorite heading into the Kentucky Derby after picking up a win in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby earlier this month.