2025 Preakness Stakes Preview: Date, Venue, Timing, Broadcasters, Top Contender Predictions, and Further Details
The Preakness Stakes 2025
Line up for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore is set this Saturday. Although Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is absent, excitement still fizzes as the second leg of the Triple Crown approaches. Here's a lowdown on what you need to know.
Preakness Stakes 2025
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025Time: 6:50 p.m. ETLocation: Pimlico Race Course in BaltimoreBroadcast: NBC, streamed on Peacock
Full Field and Post Positions:
#1 Goal Oriented (6-1)- Jockey: Flavien Prat- Trainer: Bob Baffert- Highlight: 2 consecutive wins, latest at Churchill Downs- Fact: Baffert holds a record win count at the Preakness with 8 victories
#2 Journalism (8-5)- Jockey: Umberto Rispoli- Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy- Highlight: Santa Anita Derby win, 2nd at the Kentucky Derby- Fact: McCarthy coached 2021 Preakness Stakes champion, Rombauer
#3 American Promise (15-1)- Jockey: Nik Juarez- Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas- Highlight: 16th place at the Kentucky Derby- Fact: Lukas has won the Preakness a staggering 7 times
#4 Heart of Honor (12-1)- Jockey: Saffie Osborne- Trainer: Jamie A. Osborne- Highlight: 2nd place behind Admire Daytona at the UAE Derby- Fact: Internationally bred horse with parents from Kentucky and Chile
#5 Pay Billy (20-1)- Jockey: Raul Mena- Trainer: Michael E. Gorham- Highlight: Federico Tesio win at Laurel Park- Fact: First Preakness for Gorham and Pay Billy's ownership group
#6 River Thames (9-2)- Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.- Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher- Highlight: 2nd place to Sovereignty at the Fountain of Youth Stakes- Fact: Pletcher is 0-10 all-time in the Preakness
#7 Sandman (4-1)- Jockey: John Velazquez- Trainer: Mark E. Casse- Highlight: Arkansas Derby win, 7th place at the Kentucky Derby- Fact: Owned in part by NHL's Florida Panthers' owner Vincent Viola
#8 Clever Again (5-1)- Jockey: Jose Ortiz- Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen- Highlight: Hot Springs at Oaklawn Park win- Fact: Earnings surpass $198,000 despite being purchased for $500,000
#9 Gosger (20-1)- Jockey: Luis Saez- Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh- Highlight: 2 wins and 1 second-place finish in just 3 races- Fact: Shares stable with 8th-ranked Kentucky Derby finisher, East Avenue
Noteworthy Odds:
| Post Position | Horse Name | Odds ||--------------|----------------|---------|| 7 | Sandman | 4-1 || 2 | Journalism | 8-5 || 8 | Clever Again | 5-1 || 1 | Goal Oriented | 6-1 || 6 | River Thames | 9-2 |
In the upcoming Preakness Stakes 2025, several assets bring intrigue:
Sandman, trained by Mark E. Casse, boasts an impressive Arkansas Derby win and is owned in part by the NHL's Florida Panthers' owner Vincent Viola, with odds of 4-1.
Racing fans should keep an eye on Journalism, trained by Michael W. McCarthy, who took second place at the Kentucky Derby and won the Santa Anita Derby, with odds of 8-5.
