Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer will try to get back in the winner's circle when she leaves the starting gate in the 2025 Alabama Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Trained by Brad Cox, Good Cheer has seven wins in eight career starts, but she is coming off a fifth place finish in the Acorn Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard. Despite the loss she has been installed as the 8-5 favorite in the 2025 Alabama Stakes odds. Nitrogen (9-5), La Cara (5-2), Margie's Intention (8-1), Queen Azteca (12-1) and Kinzie Queen (15-1) round out the 2025 Alabama Stakes horses in the six-filly field. Post time for the Alabama Stakes 2025 is 5:44 p.m. ET.

With several talented horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you NEED to see what SportsLine horse racing expert Gene Menez has to say before making any 2025 Alabama Stakes picks or horse racing predictions, considering the roll he has been on since November.

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI's handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010.

In 2015, Menez accurately gave out the Kentucky Derby superfecta, which paid $1,268.20 for $2. In 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win, and hit the Pick 4, which paid almost $6,900 on a $1 bet. In May of last year, Menez gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby. Unlock his 2025 Alabama Stakes picks now and take 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.

Menez has been on a roll since November. He crushed the late Pick 4 on Breeders' Cup Saturday for a $5,303 windfall. He nailed the winner, trifecta and superfecta in the Florida Derby for a $529.60 score and the winner and trifecta in the Blue Grass Stakes for a $761.96 jackpot. Hit the late Pick 4 on Kentucky Oaks day for $915.48. And in the Kentucky Derby, he hammered the exacta and trifecta for a $1,045 payout.

In addition, in June Menez earned a spot in November's Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge, arguably the most prestigious handicapping tournament in the country.

Now, Menez has handicapped the 2025 Alabama Stakes field and revealed his picks. We can tell you that Menez is not using Nitrogen in any of his wagers, even though she is the 9-5 second choice. "I'm not sure I can believe that the huge speed figure she earned in her last race was real," Menez told SportsLine. Menez is not using Nitrogen in his Alabama Stakes wagers. Join SportsLine NOW to unlock his full 2025 Alabama Stakes picks for 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.

Instead, Menez's top pick is a filly who won't have "much work to do." Menez is including this horse in his 2025 Alabama Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see which horse it is before making any 2025 Alabama Stakes picks of your own.

So which filly wins the 2025 Alabama Stakes? And how has Menez constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine NOW to get the top 2025 Alabama Stakes picks and bets, all from the expert who nailed the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta. Take 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.