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Preakness Stakes 2025: Journalism Leads Field as Sovereignty Opts Out

The 150th Preakness Stakes will feature nine contenders, with Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism as the favorite, while Derby winner Sovereignty skips the race to prepare for the Belmont Stakes.

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Jockey Jaime Torres, riding Seize the Grey alone at center, breaks out of the starting gate with the pack of eight horses during the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Seize the Grey ridden by Jaime Torres won. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Overview

  • Sovereignty, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner, will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, with trainer Bill Mott citing the need for more rest before the Belmont Stakes on June 7.
  • Journalism, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby, enters the Preakness as the 8-5 favorite, with trainer Michael McCarthy expressing confidence after strong recent workouts.
  • The nine-horse field includes two other Derby participants, Sandman and American Promise, alongside fresh entrants like undefeated Goal Oriented and American Pharoah's son, Clever Again.
  • The Preakness Stakes highlights ongoing debates about the tight two-week turnaround between the Derby and Preakness, with calls for a longer gap to prioritize equine welfare.
  • This year’s race marks the final Preakness at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course before a $400 million renovation relocates the event to Laurel Park until 2027.