Legendary trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Derby six times and can set the record by a trainer with a seventh win in the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. However, one of his horses,

Journalism enters this year's race as the favorite, thanks in part to a four-race win streak, including an April 5 victory in the Santa Anita Derby, a come-from-behind victory that saw him make the necessary adjustments to secure the momentum-sustaining win.

The No. 8 post position is tied for the second-most victories in horse racing’s marquee event while Bob Baffert returns to Churchill Downs after four-year ban.