2025 Bryan Station Stakes picks, odds: Horse racing writer has best bets for Saturday's race

The Keith Desormeaux-trained Giocoso will try to get back in the winner's circle when he leaves the starting gate in the 2025 Bryan Station Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. A 3-year-old colt, Giocoso has three wins, two seconds and one third in 11 career starts. He is coming off a runner-up finish in the Gun Runner Stakes. For Saturday he has been installed as the lukewarm 9-2 morning-line favorite in the 2025 Bryan Station odds. Final Gambit (5-1), Plensa (5-1), Troubleshooting (6-1) and Salamis (6-1) round out the top five horses in the Bryan Station field. Post time for the Bryan Station is 4:44 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 Bryan Station 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 Breeders' Futurity 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 the 2025 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge, arguably the most prestigious handicapping tournament in the country.

Now, Menez has handicapped the 2025 Bryan Station field and revealed his picks. We can tell you that Menez's top pick is not Giocoso, even though he is the 9-2 favorite. "I don't like the favorite, Giocoso, who will be too short in a wide-open field," Menez told SportsLine. Menez is not using Giocoso in any of his Bryan Station wagers. Join SportsLine NOW to unlock his full 2025 Bryan Station picks for 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.

Instead, Menez's top pick is a horse who "can move forward" off his last race. Menez is including this horse in his 2025 Bryan Station bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see which horse it is before making any 2025 Bryan Station picks of your own.

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