Post Positions, Odds Released For Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes

The post positions and early odds are available for Saturday’s 150th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, with Journalism as the early favorite.

On Sunday, Aron Wellman, president and founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, co-owners of Journalism, said the team decided the 3-year-old colt would run in the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Journalism was favored in the May 3 Kentucky Derby and was ahead of the 18 other 3 year olds going down the stretch until a hard-charging Sovereignty shot past him to finish first. Journalism finished second in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Sovereignty is not running in the Preakness, instead waiting for the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes in New York. This decision led to a debate over spacing out the Triple Crown dates to give horses more time to recover.

At Pimlico, a $14.3 million construction project, to begin in about a month, will require the site to be demolished and rebuilt at the current location, according to Mallory Sofastaii of WMAR-TV. The redeveloped race course is expected to be ready in time for the 2027 Preakness.

Preakness Contenders

Below is a list of thoroughbreds set to run in the $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness this year. 

List: Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, odds

1. Goal Oriented, Bob Baffert, Flavien Prat, 6-1

2. Journalism, Michael McCarthy, Umberto Rispoli, 8-5

3. American Promise, D. Wayne Lukas, Nik Juarez, 15-1

4. Heart of Honor, Jamie Osborne, Saffie Osborne, 12-1

5. Pay Billy, Michael Gorham, Raul Mena, 20-1

6. River Thames, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 9-2

7. Sandman, Mark Casse, John Velazquez, 4-1

8. Clever Again, Steve Asmussen, Jose Ortiz, 5-1

9. Gosger, Brendan Walsh, Luis Saez, 20-1

Source: Courier-Journal

2025 Preakness Schedule, TV Times

• TV: NBC, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
• Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
• Date: Saturday, May 17
• Post time: 6:50 p.m. ET (TV coverage from 2 p.m. ET)

Source: Fox Sports

2025 Triple Crown Schedule

The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown.

• The Kentucky Derby: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 3
• The Preakness Stakes: Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland, May 17
• The Belmont Stakes: Saratoga*, New York, June 7

*Note: This race is being held in Saratoga as work continues on a  $550 million upgrade at Belmont Park in Elmont on Long Island, just east of New York City.