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2025 Preakness Stakes: Is Sovereignty in the field for middle jewel race?

Elizabeth Flores   Paste BN
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The 2025 Preakness Stakes, the second race of the Triple Crown, is set for Saturday, May 17. It is any horse's race after the early favorite, Sovereignty, dropped out of contention ahead of this middle jewel.

The Kentucky Derby winner trained by Bill Mott, Sovereignty, will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, disappointing hopes for a Triple Crown winner for the seventh consecutive year. The Triple Crown, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, is one of the most coveted titles in horse racing. Sovereignty's victory over the favorite Journalism at Churchill Downs, with a time of 2:02.31, was a surprise. His withdrawal from the Preakness Stakes was an even bigger shock.

Though no reason was given for Sovereignty's withdrawal from the race, Mott has indicated that he plans on having him race in the Belmont Stakes, the last race of the Triple Crown that will take place on June 9 in Saratoga.

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What time is the 2025 Preakness Stakes?

The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes will be held Saturday, May 17. Post time is 6:50 p.m. ET

When is the 2025 Preakness Stakes?

  • Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
  • Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
  • Stream: Peacock | Fubo (free trial)
  • Location: Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore)

The 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course is set for Saturday, May 17, 2025. Fans can watch the race, which will be streamed on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports.

Watch the 2025 Preakness States on Fubo

2025 Preakness Stakes post positions

Here's where each horse landed, and current odds:

  1. Goal Oriented (Flavien Prat) | early odds: 6-1
  2. Journalism (Umberto Rispoli) | early odds: 8-5
  3. American Promise (Nik Juarez) | early odds: 15-1
  4. Heart of Honor (Saffie Osborne) | early odds: 12-1
  5. Pay Billy (Raul Mena) | early odds: 20-1
  6. River Thames (Irad Ortiz Jr.) | early odds: 9-2
  7. Sandman (John Velazquez) | early odds: 4-1
  8. Clever Again (Jose Ortiz) | early odds: 5-1
  9. Gosger (Luis Saez) | early odds: 20-1
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