Preakness 2025 Post Positions, Horse Odds, Prize Money Predictions and More

The 150th running of the Preakness will take place at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore this Saturday, and while it may lack the intrigue of some past races, it should be an entertaining affair.

There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2025, as trainer Bill Mott opted to hold Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty out of the Preakness in preparation for next month's Belmont Stakes.

Fans will still see a very talented field for the 1 3⁄16-mile race, along with notable trainers like D. Wayne Lukas, Michael McCarthy and Bob Baffert.

Here's a look at everything you need to know for this year's race.

2025 Preakness Stakes

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Date: Saturday, May 17

Location: Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore

Post Time: 7:01 p.m. ET

TV and Live Stream: NBC and Peacock

Prize Pool: $2 million

1st place - $1.2 million

2nd place - $400,000

3rd place - $220,000

4th place - $120,000

5th place - $60,000

Post Positions and Odds

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Sandman

1. Goal Oriented 6-1

2. Journalism 8-5

3. American Promise 15-1

4. Heart of Honor 12-1

5. Pay Billy 20-1

6. River Thames 9-2

7. Sandman 4-1

8. Clever Again 5-1

9. Gosger 20-1

*Odds via Twinspires.com

Preview and Prediction

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Journalism

Sovereignty's absence from the Preakness will likely be one of the major storylines on race day. This is both because the Triple Crown is off the board and because of ongoing conversations about the timing of the three big races.

Mott is not the first trainer to pull a contending horse from the Preakness in order to allow for better recovery and preparation. With just two weeks between the Derby and the Preakness, and three weeks between the Preakness and the Belmont, the timeline is not ideal for the horses involved.

According to former jockey and NBC analyst Jerry Bailey, it's probably time to consider reshuffling the schedule.

"It's probably time to stretch it out," Bailey said, per Childs Walker of The Baltimore Banner. "...I think tradition has been blown out of the water over the last five years for various reasons, and you don’t get the best 3-year-olds in each race now."

This doesn't mean that Saturday's race won't be exciting. With Sovereignty out, Journalism becomes the clear favorite. The Kentucky Derby runner-up is an incredibly fast horse (max speed rating of 110) who should have no trouble making a late push if jockey Umberto Rispoli avoids getting pinned inside early.

Sandman and American Promise also competed in the Derby, though neither finished in the money.

River Thames, trained by Todd A. Pletcher, is a newcomer to watch. With two first-place finishes in four starts and a max speed rating of 103, River Thames can make things very interesting on Saturday.

No post position has produced more Preakness winners than No. 6, which has yielded 17, most recently Rombauer in 2021.

Predictions

1. Journalism

2 River Thames

3. Sandman

4. Clever Again

5. American Promise