Overview

• The 150th Preakness Stakes will take place on May 17 at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, marking the final race at the venue before its planned $400 million redevelopment.
• Journalism, the Kentucky Derby runner-up, is the 8-5 morning-line favorite in a nine-horse field that includes only three Derby returnees.
• Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is skipping the race, ending hopes for a 2025 Triple Crown winner, but is expected to compete in the Belmont Stakes in June.
• Jockey Saffie Osborne, riding Heart of Honor, has a chance to become the first woman to win a Triple Crown race since 1993.
• The race offers a $2 million purse, with $1.2 million awarded to the winner, and will be broadcast live at 7:01 p.m. EDT on NBC and Peacock.