Post position can make or break the most talented horses in the world, especially in a 20-horse 2025 Kentucky Derby field. Post position No. 1 is nicknamed the "dreaded rail" since no horse since 1986 has won the Kentucky Derby from the first gate.

Journalism enters this year's race as the favorite, thanks in part to a four-race win streak, including an April 5 victory in the Santa Anita Derby, a come-from-behind victory that saw him make the necessary adjustments to secure the momentum-sustaining win.

The No. 8 post position is tied for the second-most victories in horse racing’s marquee event while Bob Baffert returns to Churchill Downs after four-year ban.