2025 Kentucky Oaks odds, horses, futures: Uncanny bettor releases picks, best bets

The 2025 Kentucky Oaks will take place on Friday at Churchill Downs and has an allure all of its own. The race is for fillies and was first contested in 1875, with several of its winners have going on to join the boys on the Triple Crown trail. Rachel Alexandra won the 2009 Kentucky Oaks before going on to take down the Preakness Stakes later that year, so might there be another world-class filly in the 2025 Kentucky Oaks field?

There were 14 horses that drew in and undefeated Good Cheer is the 6-5 favorite in the 2025 Kentucky Oaks odds. She's followed La Cara (6-1), Quietside (8-1), Simply Joking (10-1) and Ballerina d'Oro (10-1) on the odds board with post time scheduled for 6 p.m. ET on Friday. Five G was scratched. Before making any 2025 Kentucky Oaks picks for the annual Lilies for the Fillies, you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of this race.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling has nailed the Derby-Oaks double 11 times in the last 16 years! He also predicted the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last seven years and called 10 of the last 20 Preakness winners, including 2023 when he hit the winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta. He also hit the Preakness in 2024. Anyone who has followed him on those picks is WAY UP! Join SportsLine here to unlock his 2025 Kentucky Oaks picks, and get 50% off with promo code "JOCKEY"!

For the 2025 Kentucky Oaks, we can tell you Demling is fading La Cara, even though she is the second favorite! In fact, Demling says La Cara doesn't even hit the board! Another stunner: Demling is high on Simply Joking, even though she's a 10-1 longshot! She's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday! " The Whit Beckman-trained daughter of Practical Joke looked like a budding star with a second in the Fantasy Stakes off a long layoff. She's only started three times and she should sit just off the pace," Demling told SportsLine. Join SportsLine here to get his full 2025 Kentucky Derby picks for 50% off NOW with promo code "JOCKEY"!

Demling is especially high on a double-digit longshot who is "will come running in the end!" He's including this horse in his 2025 Kentucky Oaks bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his 2025 Kentucky Oaks picks before locking in any of your own!

Who wins the 2025 Kentucky Oaks, and which double-digit longshot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's 2025 Kentucky Oaks projected leaderboard, all from the expert who has nailed a COLOSSAL 11 Derby-Oaks doubles! Plus, get 50% off for a limited time with the promo code "JOCKEY"!