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This year we won't have a Triple Crown as the Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, has been sidelined for the Preakness Stakes.
We still have a decent enough field.
The horse to beat, however, is Journalism.
He entered the Kentucky Derby favored but finished second. Perhaps had the track not been muddy we'd be looking at a different outcome and the chance for a Triple Crown. This is not meant to be in 2025 sadly.
Journalism comes into this year's Preakness Stakes paying $11 for every $10 bet.
One of horse racing's greatest trainers, Bob Baffert, heaped praise upon Journalism.
"He should be the favorite," said Baffert, who has won the Preakness a record eight times and is saddling No. 1 Goal Oriented looking for a ninth. "Watching him run and chasing him, he ran a great Derby. ... He is a really good horse and ran a big race in the Derby. Usually a horse with a good Derby form will run well in the Preakness.
2025 Preakness Stakes
|
2 |
Journalism |
11/10 |
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7 |
Sandman |
9/2 |
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6 |
River Thames |
5/1 |
|
1 |
Goal Oriented |
7/1 |
|
8 |
Clever Again |
7/1 |
|
3 |
American Promise |
16/1 |
|
4 |
Heart of Honor |
16/1 |
|
9 |
Gosger |
22/1 |
|
5 |
Pay Billy |
25/1 |
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