2025 Preakness Stakes Odds and Previous Winners

We take pride in welcoming you to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the historic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. An event of this stature promises high-straight excitement with $2 million in the pot and finalists like Journalism and Goal Oriented looking for the glory.

Game Info:

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland

Race Distance: 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs)

Purse: $2 million

Post Time: Approximately 6:50 p.m. ET

2025 Preakness Stakes horses and odds

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Horse                                  Odds   

Journalism                           4-5                 

Goal Oriented                      5-1             

Clever Again                        6-1                    

River Thames                      6-1          

American Promise               8-1             

Gosger                                15-1              

Heart of Honor                    20-1        

Pay Billy                              20-1                   

Notable Absence

Sovereignty, the winner of the Kentucky Derby 2025, will not participate in the Preakness Stakes but instead prepare for the Belmont Stakes in June. Thus, there vanishes the hopes of a Triple Crown winner for this year.

Preakness Stakes Previous Winners

Post     Horse                         Trainer                           Jockey

2024     Seize the Grey           D. Wayne Lukas             Jaime Torres

2023     National Treasure      Bob Baffert                      John Velazquez

2022     Early Voting               Chad Brown                    Jose Ortiz

2021     Rombauer                  Michael McCarthy           Flavien Prat

2020     Swiss Skydiver           Kenny McPeek               Robby Albarado

2019     War of Will                  Mark Casse                    Tyler Gaffaloione

2018     Justify                         Bob Baffert                     Mike Smith

2017     Cloud Computing       Chad Brown                    Javier Castellano

2016     Exaggerator               J. Keith Desormeaux       Kent Desormeaux

2015     American Pharoah     Bob Baffert                      Victor Espinoza

Journalism Poised to Dominate Preakness Stakes as Heavy Favorite

With odds of 4-5, Journalism goes into the 2025 Preakness Stakes as the clear favorite, making a strong case for himself with a résumé consisting of four wins from six starts and a Santa Anita Derby victory. He has tactical speed and has proven his mettle in tight finishes, making him a big threat on the Pimlico oval. Second in the Kentucky Derby, he showed energy and tenacity in surviving a nasty field. If confirmed by connections, Journalism’s consistency and class could make him the one to worry about. With race day fast approaching, all eyes will be glued to him.