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

The Bill Mott-trained Ragtime will try to add a Grade 2 win to her résumé when she leaves the starting gate in the 2025 Raven Run Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. A 3-year-old filly, Ragtime has three wins and one second in four career starts. She is coming off a victory in the Grade 3 Dogwood Stakes. For Saturday she has been installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite in the 2025 Raven Run odds. Quietside (4-1), Usha (9-2) and Simply Joking (8-1) round out the top four horses in the Raven Run field. Post time for the Raven Run is 5:16 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 Raven Run 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 Raven Run field and revealed his picks. We can tell you that Menez's top pick is not Ragtime, even though she is the 3-1 favorite. "The price on Ragtime is too short to take in this competitive field," Menez told SportsLine. Menez is not using Ragtime in any of his Raven Run wagers. Join SportsLine NOW to unlock his full 2025 Raven Run picks for 50% off with promo code JOCKEY.

Instead, Menez's top pick is a filly who has been "training up a storm." Menez is including this horse in his 2025 Raven Run bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see which horse it is before making any 2025 Raven Run picks of your own.

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