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2025 Preakness Stakes Free Betting Guide
This ultimate Preakness Betting Guide makes it easy to place those best bets and build that bankroll. Discover our FREE betting guide today!
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for May 15, 2025
Jason discusses this year's Preakness (G1) and gives his picks.
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2025 Preakness Stakes purse: How much prize money the winning owner and trainer will earn
Have you ever wondered how much prize money the winning Preakness owner and trainer receive? We have the answers.
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Preakness Stakes 2025: Meet the jockeys and trainers
Nine jockeys and nine trainers are partnering to race nine horses in Saturday’s $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico.
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2025 Preakness Stakes: Odds, News, and Notes
Find out everything you need to know with our 2025 Preakness Stakes odds, news, and notes! And don't forget to tune in to our LIVE coverage on Preakness day, where you can find up-to-date horse racing news, LIVE odds, expert picks, and more.
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The best longshot to bet in the 2025 Preakness Stakes
Who among Saturday's group has a chance of being in the same position, hoping to topple heavy favorite Journalism?
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Tipsheet: 2025 Preakness Stakes
An excellent field of nine sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s historic $2 million Preakness S. (G1).
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2025 Preakness Brisnet Speed Rating report
Let’s preview the two most recent Speed ratings for the rest of the 2025 field, ranked by the top last-out number.
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Analyzing the running styles of 2025 Preakness contenders
How fast a pace will we see in Saturday’s 150th running of the $2 million Preakness (G1)? Perhaps analyzing the field will reveal the answer.
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Racing Roundtable: Peter Pan, early Preakness thoughts, and more!
The Racing Roundtable of James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson recap last Saturday's Belmont (G1) prep race, the Peter Pan (G2), plus other performances that caught their eye, and provide early thoughts on the 150th running of Saturday's $2 million Preakness (G1).
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Everything to know about the 2025 Preakness post positions
Nine horses are entered to race in Saturday’s $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico. Post positions for the second leg of the Triple Crown were drawn on Monday evening.
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Journalism installed as 8-5 favorite in 2025 Preakness Stakes
Journalism tops a nine-horse field entered in Saturday's 150th Preakness (G1) at Pimlico.
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Preakness Stakes International Scouting Report: Heart of Honor
Heart of Honor, the near-misser in the UAE Derby (G2), is luring Jamie Osborne into a rare stateside raid for the Preakness (G1) and potentially the June 7 Belmont (G1).
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Preakness Stakes pedigree profile: Goal Oriented
Back-to-back maiden and allowance optional claiming wins have thrust Goal Oriented into the picture as a 2025 Preakness (G1) contender.
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Preakness Stakes pedigree profile: Clever Again
It was striking to see Clever Again show talent on dirt with a blowout triumph over Grade 1 winner Gaming in the one-mile Hot Springs S.
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Preakness Stakes pedigree profile: Pay Billy
Back-to-back triumphs in the 1 1/16-mile Private Terms S. and 1 1/8-mile Federico Tesio S. have stamped Pay Billy as a contender for the 2025 Preakness (G1).
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Preakness Stakes pedigree profile: Heart of Honor
After falling a nose shy of victory in the UAE Derby (G2) in Dubai, Heart of Honor passed on a start in the Kentucky Derby (G1) to await the Preakness (G1).
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for May 8, 2025
Jason discusses the recently concluded season at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast May 7, 2025
Jason opens the show discussing Sovereignty not going to the Preakness. Then we welcome in the voice of the Preakness, Dave Rodman, to talk about the middle leg of the Triple Crown, Smarty Jones, calling races at Pimlico, and much more!
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Race for the Crown episode 5 recap: The Preakness
The Preakness—the middle jewel of the Triple Crown—takes center stage in episode 5 of Race for the Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan enters the second leg of the series with history on the line. A win at Pimlico would put him just one race away from becoming the 14th horse to sweep the Triple Crown.
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2025 Triple Crown Schedule: Key Dates, TV Schedule & Live Stream
Explore the 2025 Triple Crown schedule with key race dates, TV coverage and live stream options for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
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Race for the Crown Premiers on Netflix: Follow Along with TwinSpires
Race for the Crown premieres on Netflix April 22. The six-part docuseries follows jockeys, trainers, and owners through the 2024 Triple Crown season, beginning with the previous season’s Breeders’ Cup.
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10 interesting facts about American Pharoah, the legendary horse and Triple Crown winner
American Pharoah was the 12th Triple Crown winner, having broken a 37-year drought to win the famed trio of races in 2015.
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10 interesting facts about Justify, the legendary horse and Triple Crown winner
Justify is the 13th and most recent Triple Crown winner, having achieved his milestone in 2018 in remarkable circumstances. Below are 10 interesting facts about Justify.
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Netflix offers exclusive behind-the-scenes perspective on journey to the Triple Crown
"Race for the Crown," a new six-part Netflix series premiering April 22, 2025, promises an immersive look into the high-stakes world of Thoroughbred horse racing.
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How long are the three Triple Crown races?
The three races which make up the U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred horse racing—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness S., and Belmont S.—each provide a test over a different distance at a different venue.
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Michael Iavarone explains his winning Pick-5 ticket structure
Michael Iavarone had the sole winning ticket of Tampa Bay Downs’ late Pick 5 worth $435,029.40 on Feb. 8, 2020 when placing his bet at TwinSpires.com.
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Official Triple Crown Nominations List 2025: Who will we see in the Kentucky Derby?
Who will we see in the Kentucky Derby? This early Triple Crown nominations list holds many of their names.
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Racing Roundtable: D. Wayne Lukas' 7th Preakness win, Pimlico stakes action, and more
This week, the Racing Roundtable discusses D. Wayne Lukas' seventh Preakness (G1) win with Seize the Grey, other notable stakes results at Pimlico, and what else caught their eye over the weekend.
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem May 20, 2024
Jason looks back at this weekend's Preakness S. (G1) and Seize the Grey's connections scoring a big win.
Racing
Who is Preakness-winning jockey Jaime Torres?
“Can you guys imagine when you are watching a movie and you have this horse, like it's the main character in the movie and you see the last race and he wins and you feel that emotion..."
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2024 Preakness: Seize the Grey gives Lukas another classic
Forty-four years after winning the Preakness (G1) for the first time with Codex, trainer D. Wayne Lukas added to his own legend and rewrote the history books when Seize the Grey led gate-to-wire to capture the $2 million middle jewel of the Triple Crown over a muddy Pimlico strip on Saturday.
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2024 Preakness Stakes Picks: Predictions and Odds for All Horses Before 149th Race
Predictions for what horse will win the 2024 Preakness Stakes, plus historical trends and commentary on what horses have won in the past.
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Preakness Stakes odds, predictions, contenders, horses
Predictions for horses running in the Preakness Stakes, plus a deep dive into run styles.
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Preakness Stakes odds, betting strategy, cheat sheet
What is the best betting strategy for Preakness Stakes 149? Experts provide their picks and analysis for wagers.
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2024 Preakness Stakes Coverage; Breaking News, Odds, Analysis, Expert Picks | May 18, 2024
TwinSpires will be here LIVE starting at 10:30 AM EST giving you the latest race entries, replays, odds, and more for the second leg of the Triple Crown!
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2024 Preakness Stakes horses: trainers, jockeys, owners competing in the race
What trainers and jockeys are in the 2024 Preakness Stakes? Plus two prominent jockeys to watch.
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Why I’m betting Tuscan Gold to win the Preakness Stakes
The 2024 Preakness (G1) at Pimlico is packed with accomplished horses. So why am I betting on #8 Tuscan Gold, one of only two horses in the field who has yet to win a stakes?
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Preakness Stakes: Weather forecast, chance of rain for the day of the race
National Weather Service Detailed Forecast for the Baltimore area during the Preakness Stakes.
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Hanson: Spot Plays for Newbury, Pimlico May 18
It'll be a long and exciting day of racing around the world on Saturday, as my attention will be focused on the action at Newbury in England in the morning and the Preakness Day program at Pimlico the remainder of the day.
Racing
Meet the jockeys and trainers of Preakness 149
Following the scratch of Muth, eight horses are slated to contest the 2024 Preakness (G1) at Pimlico. Seven trainers and eight jockeys will help those horses run to their full potential in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Racing
Betting the 2024 Preakness on different budgets
A seemingly wide-open field has assembled for the 2024 Preakness (G1) at Pimlico. A solid case can be made for many of the entrants to win the 1 3/16-mile race.
Racing
Top 5 storylines for 2024 Preakness Stakes
The scratch of morning line favorite Muth dominated the headlines on Wednesday of Preakness Week. Moreover, it removed a pivotal talking point: would Muth confirm the form of his Arkansas Derby (G1) victory over next-out Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mystik Dan?
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2024 Preakness Stakes Latest News and Notes
The 149th running of the Preakness S. is quickly upon us. Our Preakness News and Notes offers all our coverage in one place to act as the ultimate guide to aid in your betting experience.
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The FREE Preakness Stakes 149 Betting Guide
Download the best Preakness Stakes betting guide available; expert picks, rich analysis and official odds
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2024 Preakness Stakes: Meet the Contenders
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Preakness S at Pimlico. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Racing Roundtable: Peter Pan Stakes, Preakness date debate, and more
This week, the Racing Roundtable debates the chances of Peter Pan (G3) winner Antiquarian in the Belmont (G1) and whether the Preakness (G1) should finally change dates. Then the panel closes out with a discussion of the performances that caught their eye over the weekend.
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2024 Brisnet Preakness Speed Rating Report and Run Style Analysis
Nine three-year-olds are set for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, Saturday’s 149th running of the $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico, and we will preview Brisnet Speed ratings and run styles
Racing
Tipsheet: 2024 Preakness Stakes
An excellent field of eight three-year-olds will travel 1 3/16 miles on the Pimlico dirt in the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, the $2 million Preakness S. (G1).
Racing
Preakness: How do Derby alumni vs. new shooters compare?
For many years, the Preakness (G1) at Pimlico was dominated by horses exiting the Kentucky Derby (G1) two weeks prior. But trends are shifting, and now “new shooters” who did not compete in the Derby are winning the Preakness with regularity.
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Everything to know about the 2024 Preakness post positions
Post positions for the 2024 Preakness (G1) at Pimlico were drawn on Monday, with a nine-horse field slated to contest the second leg of the Triple Crown.
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2024 Preakness Stakes: Muth installed as 8-5 favorite
The post positions have been drawn for Saturday's 149th running of the Preakness (G1).
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem May 9, 2024
Jason shares some thoughts on racing and the Preakness (G1) in this week's Thursday Thoughts.
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2024 Triple Crown odds: how favorites and field size impact each race
Like most U.S. betting outlets, you won’t find any single bets available on a horse to win the 2024 Triple Crown with TwinSpires. But you can bet on each individual race.
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Hanson: England gets its Triple Crown right, why can't we?
The drumbeats and clamoring for changes in spacing between the three Triple Crown events has gotten noticeably louder in recent weeks, the result of a disturbing trend this year in which there was little continuity in field composition.
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Historical trends against National Treasure winning second classic in Belmont
The expected field for the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) on June 10 will include the winner of the Preakness (G1), but not the Kentucky Derby winner (G1) who ran in and lost the Preakness. This will be only the eighth such occurrence in the Belmont since 1953.
Belmont Stakes
Stats and storylines for 2023 Belmont Stakes
The 155th running of the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) on June 10 will wrap up the Triple Crown. Known as the “Test of the Champion,” the Belmont is the oldest and longest race in the Triple Crown series.
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Racing Roundtable: 2023 Preakness edition
James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson reconvene to discuss 2023 Preakness weekend in this week's Racing Roundtable.
Racing
Four takeaways from 2023 Preakness Stakes
For the fourth straight year, the Preakness (G1) winner did not run in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
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2023 Preakness Stakes winner: National Treasure (5-2) wins the 148th Preakness
A slow pace in a small field helped National Treasure spring a gate-to-wire upset in the 148th Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico.
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Tipsheet: 2023 Preakness Stakes
A total of eight three-year-olds will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1).
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Hanson: 2023 Preakness Day Spot Plays
As was the case for our Friday spot plays at Pimlico, we're leaning heavily on grass races for our action bets on Saturday's Preakness card. The 13-race Thoroughbred portion of the program begins at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Post position success in the Preakness
Below we look at which gates have produced the most winners and examine which horses in the 2023 edition of the Preakness are most likely to succeed based on recent history at Pimlico.
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How Kentucky Derby Winners Have Fared in Preakness Stakes
The 13 Triple Crown winners captured both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) en route to the Belmont (G1), but that just scratches the surface of the impact of the Run for the Roses on the middle jewel.
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Scully: Late Pick 4 play on Preakness Day
The 148th running of the $1.5 million Preakness anchors a guaranteed $2 million Late Pick 4 at Pimlico, and I will take a swing at the sequence.
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Preakness: The best longshot to bet is Perform
If you’re a longshot player hoping to catch an upset in the second leg of the Triple Crown, there’s a viable option to pursue.
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Preakness: Which new shooters can beat Mage?
If Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage is going to add Saturday’s $1.25 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico to his roster of victories, he’ll have to defeat seven new shooters who skipped the Derby.
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Preakness Stakes Picks, Predictions and Odds for All Horses
Can Mage win the Preakness Stakes? Expert picks, predictions and Preakness Stakes odds ahead of the race for all horses
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2023 Preakness Stakes horses: trainers, jockeys, owners in the race
In the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6, 2023, Mage defeated a field of 18 horses and has returned to face a field of 7 horses in the Preakness Stakes.
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The Jury: Bets and fades for May 20
Preakness Day at Pimlico is the focal point on Saturday, and James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson oblige with their top plays there (and elsewhere) on a big afternoon of action.
Wagering
Betting the 2023 Preakness on different budgets
Handicapping Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico should be considerably easier than handicapping the recently contested Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Six storylines for 2023 Preakness Stakes
The annual ritual of analyzing Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni versus new shooters in the Preakness (G1) has taken on a disproportionate twist in Saturday’s 148th running at Pimlico. Derby winner Mage is the only one advancing from the first Saturday in May to the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Racing
Scully: All-Stakes Pick 5 play at Pimlico Friday
Pimlico will offer six Pick 5s on Friday, including a special two-day wager, and the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for three-year-old fillies anchors an all-stakes Pick 5 sequence that begins in Race 9.
Wagering
Spot plays and Pick 3 for Preakness Stakes card May 20
Below we provide spot plays and a Pick 3 ticket for three of the stakes races preceding the Preakness, including the Skipat S., Jim McKay Turf Sprint S., and Maryland Sprint S. (G3).
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Brisnet Speed Rating report for 2023 Preakness
Only a couple of days remain until Monday’s post position draw for the 148th running of the $1.5 million Preakness at Pimlico on May 20. Let's examine Brisnet Speed ratings for the contenders
Analysis
Mage installed as 8-5 favorite in 2023 Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage will meet seven rivals, all new shooters, in the 148th Preakness (G1).
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2023 Preakness Stakes: Horses, Post Time, TV Schedule, Live Stream
Kentucky Derby winner Mage returns for the second leg of the Triple Crown in the 2023 Preakness Stakes. Watch a field of new contenders and a few familiar faces from the Road to the Kentucky Derby series who did not run in the Kentucky Derby, but will run in the Preakness Stakes.
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2023 Preakness Stakes Weather Report
Searching for the Preakness Stakes weather report? We at TwinSpires understand how the weather impacts horse performance and race pace with track surface changes. Take a look at what a variety of weather sources are predicting for race day.
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2023 Preakness Stakes: Betting Odds, Wager Menu
Learn the start times of each post time during racing days at Pimlico Park. For the Preakness Stakes, learn what wagers you can place in betting tickets and what payouts or terms and conditions may exist for your betting action.
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This key moment is vital for Mage to win the Preakness Stakes
Mage will enter Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness at Pimlico off a one-length victory under the Twin Spires, and four of the last 11 Kentucky Derby winners have come right back to add the second leg of the Triple Crown 14 days later.
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Pedigree notebook: Good Magic off to flying start as classic sire
Good Magic had the credentials to become an important sire on the Triple Crown trail. Even so, the champion son of Curlin has made quite an impact at his earliest opportunity, siring Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage in his very first crop.
Pedigree
Preakness Report: Mage brings late kick to Pimlico
Mage closed fast to win the Kentucky Derby, notching his second win from only four starts. Inexperience and a tendency for slow starts proved no obstacle for the Gustavo Delgado-trained colt, who took advantage of a hot pace to score by a length.
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Reviewing the final workouts of Kentucky Derby contenders
As of Monday morning, with just hours remaining until the Kentucky Derby (G1) post position draw, the majority of the Derby contenders have completed their final pre-race workouts.
Kentucky Derby
Racing Roundtable: Red Route One and Oaklawn Handicap
James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson discuss Red Route One's Preakness hopes, the Oaklawn H. (G2), and what else caught their eye in this week's Racing Roundtable.
Analysis
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: First Mission
The Road to the Kentucky Derby wrapped up with the 1 1/16-mile Lexington (G3) at Keeneland, in which the beautifully bred First Mission battled up the inside to score a tenacious victory.
Triple Crown
Laurel Park: How to bet the 2023 Federico Tesio Stakes
A well-matched field of nine sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Laurel Park dirt oval in Saturday’s $125,000 Federico Tesio S.
Wagering
The Heart that Wears the Crown: Gallant Fox
Gallant Fox’s victories in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes were the first to come with the name “Triple Crown,” as those intervening years saw the three races enter the sport’s consciousness with that sobriquet attached.
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The Heart That Wears the Crown: Sir Barton
Thoroughbreds are fast and powerful athletes and the most elite are the ones whose names become a part of our collective consciousness, but, like familiar faces like Tom Brady and Michael Jordan, they were living, breathing beings who interacted with the world around them and left a distinct impression on those who cared for them.
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Pedigree profile: Newgate
Does Newgate have the pedigree to succeed over classic distances? It’s not necessarily a clear-cut answer, because there are mixed signals to interpret.
Racing
Kentucky Derby Report: Southwest flash, Cyclone set for Holy Bull
The second of four Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Oaklawn Park, the Jan. 28 Southwest (G3) featured the return of Arabian Knight, a spectacular wire-to-wire maiden winner on the Breeders’ Cup Saturday undercard in his career debut.
Kentucky Derby
Dubai Preview: Naval Power looks to show Classic potential
Stakes racing continues to flow at Meydan on Friday. The eight-race program includes three black-type races.
International
First-Crop Sires 2022: Justify Makes a Bright Start
Writing the stallion marketing script for Justify’s first season in 2019 wouldn’t have been the toughest task in Thoroughbred breeding.
Features
Introducing the First-Crop Sires Series 2022: Choose a Sire for us to Follow
TwinSpires is bringing back the First-Crop Sires Series for 2022. Last year's series included Gun Runner and Arrogate, and this season, Justify tops our list to follow closely.
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Saratoga: How to bet the 2022 Jim Dandy Stakes
A compact, but fantastic, field of four three-year-olds will go postward in the $600,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) at Saratoga on Saturday.
Racing
2022 Triple Crown Schedule: key dates, TV schedule and live stream
The 2022 Triple Crown, comprised of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont, spans a five-week period from early May through early June. But preparations for the series begin months earlier.
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Important Belmont Stakes facts and figures
We look at some fast facts and figures about the Belmont Stakes, including records for fastest time, largest win margin, victories by a jockey, and the number of fillies who triumphed in the historic race.
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Sire Profile: Gun Runner makes expected mark on Triple Crown
When Gun Runner made an impact in 2021 like few first-crop sires ever do, it seemed inevitable that his progeny would be serious players in the 2022 Triple Crown series.
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2025 Preakness Stakes: Latest News, Notes, Videos, History & Key Facts
- Location: Pimlico Race Course
- Inaugural Race: 1873
- Current Distance: 1 & 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-Handed Dirt
- Age Qualification: Three-year-olds
- 2024 Purse: $2 million
- 2024 Race Date: May 18th
Preakness Probables, Previews & More
The Preakness is traditionally the second jewel among the Triple Crown of horse racing, taking place in mid May following the Kentucky Derby. Find useful links and contender profiles for the Preakness Stakes below:
Preakness Stakes Entries, Odds & Results
| PROGRAM NUMBER | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Tresure | John R. Velazquez / Bob Baffert | 4-1 |
| 2 | Chase The Chaos | Sheldon Russell / Ed Mogar Jr. | 50-1 |
| 3 | Mage | Javier Castellano / Gustavo Delgado | 8-5 |
| 4 | Coffeewithchris | Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen | 20-1 |
| 5 | Red Route One | Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen | 10-1 |
| 6 | Perform | Feargal Lynch / Shug McGaughey | 15-1 |
| 7 | Blazing Sevens | Irad Ortiz Jr. / Chad C. Brown | 6-1 |
| 8 | First Mission | Luis Saez / Brad H. Cox | 5-2 |
Preakness Stakes Video Replays
Watch Past Preakness Stakes Races
Video of the 2020 Preakness Stakes
Watch as Swiss Skydiver becomes just the sixth filly in history to capture the Preakness Stakes, and the first since Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra won it all back in 2009.
Video of the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Watch as Swiss Skydiver becomes just the sixth filly in history to capture the Preakness Stakes, and the first since Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra won it all back in 2009.
Video of the 2018 Preakness Stakes
Watch as Justify prevails over Good Magic following a wire-to-wire battle to capture the 2nd leg of the 2018 Triple Crown at Pimilico Race Course in Maryland.
Video of the 2017 Preakness Stakes
Watch the 2017 Preakness Stakes, as Kentucky Derby champion Always Dreaming battled with Classic Empire for the majority of the race, before Cloud Computing pulled ahead for an upset win.
Video of the 2016 Preakness Stakes
Check out footage of the 2016 Preakness Stakes, as jockey Kent Desormeaux notches sought revenge with Exaggerator, finally getting the wet track he loved!
The Preakness Stakes – Race Records
Find notable historical records for the Preakness Stakes below:
Fastest Time
1.53.00
Secretariat- 1973
Most Wins by a Jockey
6
Eddie Arcaro (1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957)
Most Wins by a Trainer
7
R. Wyndham Walden (1875, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1888)
Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2018)
Most Wins by an Owner
7
Calumet Farm (1941, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1956, 1958, 1968, 2013)
Biggest Winning Margin
11 1/2 lengths
Smarty Jones (2004)
A Brief History of the Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes, also known as the second leg of the Triple Crown, is one of the most important and attended horse race in the sport’s history. Run every year on the third Saturday in May, the historic race is regularly the second most heavily attended race of year, typically only trailing the Kentucky Derby. In fact, 2016 was a record setting year for the Preakness Stakes, with 135,256 people came to the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore to watch the pulse-pounding race.
The first running of the Preakness Stakes took place all the way back in 1873. Oden Bowie, the former governor of Maryland, named the race after the colt Preakness, who as a major underdog won the Dinner Party Stakes on the day Pimlico opened its doors in 1870. In it's infancy, the race struggled to succeed and moved multiple times in the early years. In 1890 the race moved to Morris Race Course in the Bronx, New York. It failed to run for the following three years. The next race was held in 1894 at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, where it ran for a total of fifteen years. In 1909, the Preakness was brought home to Pimlico and it has been run here ever since.Originally run at 1 ½ miles, the race has been run at several different lengths before being set at 1 3/16th miles, where it has stayed since 1925.
Winners of the Preakness Stakes are honored by having their silks painted on the jockey and horse weather vane atop a replica of the Old Clubhouse cupola. Winning jockeys are presented with the famed Woodlawn Vase, and take home a half-sized replica for themselves (the original trophy is stored at the Baltimore Museum of Art). The winning horses are draped in a blanket of replica black-eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland. The race is forced to use replicas because the race is run a full two months before the flower blooms naturally. Ironically, actual black-eyed Susans have never been used in the race fondly known as “The Run for the Black Eyed Susans"
Notable entries in the Preakness Stakes include past Triple Crown winners like American Pharoah, Secretariat and Affirmed as well as horses like California Chrome, Smarty Jones and Real Quiet. You can bet on the Preakness Stakes legally at TwinSpires.
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