2025 Diana Stakes picks, odds: Horse racing writer has best bets for Saturday's race
SportsLine horse racing writer Gene Menez, who crushed the late Pick 4 on Breeders' Cup Saturday for $5,303 and nailed the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta for $1,045, has identified his picks for the race at Saratoga
Four-time Grade 1 winner She Feels Pretty will try run her winning streak to five when she leaves the starting gate in the 2025 Diana Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Trained by Cherie DeVaux, She Feels Pretty has seven wins in 10 career starts. She is coming off a half-length victory in the Grade 1 New York Stakes on June 6. For Saturday she has been installed as the 1-1 morning-line favorite in the 2025 Diana Stakes odds. Excellent Truth (5-2), Dynamic Pricing (9-2), Be Your Best (6-1), Choisya (8-1) and Lady Claypoole (20-1) round out the six Diana Stakes horses. Post time for the Grade 1 race is 6:14 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 Diana 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 Diana 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.
Now, Menez has handicapped the 2025 Diana Stakes field and revealed his picks. We can tell you that Menez's top pick is not She Feels Pretty, even though she is the 1-1 favorite. "This is arguably the best field she has ever faced, and she will have a target on her back," Menez told SportsLine. Join SportsLine NOW to unlock his full 2025 Diana Stakes picks for 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.
Instead, Menez's top pick is a longshot who "should get an ideal trip." Menez is including this horse in his 2025 Diana Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see which horse it is before making any 2025 Diana Stakes picks of your own.
So which horse wins the 2025 Diana Stakes? And how has Menez constructed his wagers? ... Join SportsLine NOW to get the top 2025 Diana Stakes picks and bets, all from the expert who nailed the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta. Take 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.
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