Baltimore
As expected, Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism is the clear favorite in betting for Preakness 2025 on Saturday at Pimlico.
The winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby and a pair of Grade 2 races before that, Journalism was showing at 6-5 in all-sources live wagering. He was listed as the 8-5 favorite on the morning line in the field of nine 3-year-olds.
A Curlin colt trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by Umberto Rispoli, Journalism is 1-for-2 as a favorite, winning at even money in the Santa Anita Derby and losing at 3-1 in the Kentucky Derby.
Justify, the 2018 Triple Crown winner, was the last favorite to win the Preakness. Other top choices since have been sixth-place Improbable in 2019, second-place Authentic in 2020, third-place Medina Spirit in 2021, second-place Epicenter in 2022, third-place Mage in 2023 and second-place Mystik Dan in 2024.
The Preakness is scheduled to start Saturday at 7:01 p.m. EDT.
| Preakness 2025 | To win | Morn. line | Fair odds | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Goal Oriented | 7-1 | 6-1 | 16-1 | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert |
| 2. Journalism | 6-5 | 8-5 | 6-5 | Umberto Rispoli | Michael McCarthy |
| 3. American Promise | 10-1 | 15-1 | 20-1 | Nik Juárez | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 4. Heart of Honor | 17-1 | 12-1 | 37-1 | Saffie Osborne | Jamie Osborne |
| 5. Pay Billy | 14-1 | 20-1 | 55-1 | Raul Mena | Michael Gorham |
| 6. River Thames | 8-1 | 9-2 | 12-1 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher |
| 7. Sandman | 5-1 | 4-1 | 8-1 | John Velázquez | Mark Casse |
| 8. Clever Again | 5-1 | 5-1 | 5-1 | José Ortiz | Steve Asmussen |
| 9. Gosger | 19-1 | 20-1 | 24-1 | Luis Sáez | Brendan Walsh |
| Win pool $13,906,325 |
