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Journalism is the 2025 Kentucky Derby favorite and the clear horse to beat in Saturday's Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. Just ask Bob Baffert.

As expected it was Citizen Bull and Neoequos who set the early pace at the front, but as they came around the final turn to the home stretch, the favorite Journalism and Sovereignty made their late charge to the front. In the end it was Sovereignty that had more speed to close and came across the finish line first ahead of Journalism and Baeza.