The favorite for the Kentucky Derby could emerge Saturday when a highly regarded group of 3-year-olds enters the starting gate for the 2019 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Improbable is the morning-line favorite at 8-5, and post time is set for 7:43 p.m. ET.

Before you lock in any 2019 Arkansas Derby picks, you need to see what Jody Demling has to say.

He's coming off an impressive handicapping weekend. On Saturday he hit the exacta and trifecta in the Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass Stakes and Wood Memorial. Those picks continued Demling's astonishing start to 2019, in which he also nailed the superfecta at the prestigious Pegasus World Cup -- a $678 payout on a $1 bet -- and the superfecta at the Robert B. Lewis Stakes. He also picked the winner of the Risen Star Stakes in February with War of Will.

Plus, he's hit nine of the last 10 Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs. That means he's held a ticket with the winners of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby all but one time in the last decade. Anyone who has followed him is WAY up.   

Now, Demling has analyzed the latest Arkansas Derby odds and released where he says every horse will finish. We can tell you that he's fading Gray Attempt despite the fourth choice on the morning line, at 8-1. Another shocker: Demling is high on Country House, a 12-1 long shot. "Trainer Bill Mott is desperately seeking Derby points," Demling said. "Country House hung late in the Louisiana Derby, but I love the change to jockey Joel Rosario, and he will be coming fast at the end."

Demling's top choice for the Arkansas Derby, however, is a horse that he expects will have to overcome adversity to win. He's including this horse in his exactas, trifectas and superfectas, and so should you. Anyone who follows his lead could be in store for a MONSTER payout. 

Which horse wins Saturday's Arkansas Derby? And where will every horse finish? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's picks for the Arkansas Derby, plus get exacta, trifecta and superfecta picks, all from the expert who hit the exacta and trifecta in the Santa Anita Derby, Blue Grass Stakes and Wood Memorial last week!