The field is set for the 2025 Preakness Stakes, following Monday’s post draw. In all, just nine horses are in the 2025 Preakness Stakes lineup, less than half that ran in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago. As has been the trend recently, Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will skip the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown in an effort to prepare for the Belmont Stakes. The 2025 Preakness Stakes post time is 7:01 p.m. ET on Saturday from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Journalism, the Kentucky Derby favorite, is the 8-5 favorite in the 2025 Preakness Stakes odds.
Other 2025 Preakness Stakes contenders include Sandman (4-1) and Clever Again (5-1). Despite the smaller field, the Preakness Stakes boasts having many of the fastest horses in North America. With the Preakness Stakes annually featuring many of the fastest horses in North American racing, you’ll want to see what Santa Anita-based racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2025 Preakness Stakes picks, considering the success she’s had handicapping this race.
Yu is coming off a strong 2025 Kentucky Derby where she hit the exacta. She started off 2025 by correctly going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and she also predicted Forever Young’s win in the $20 million Saudi Cup, Journalism’s win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sandman’s win in the Arkansas Derby and Mindframe’s win in the Churchill Downs Stakes this year. Anyone who has followed her on those picks on betting sites like FanDuel Racing and TwinSpires is up huge.
Now, with the 2025 Preakness Stakes post positions set and odds on the board, Yu is sharing her 2025 Preakness Stakes betting picks and 2025 Preakness Stakes predictions over at SportsLine to help fans figure out where to bet the Preakness Stakes. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2025 Preakness Stakes predictions
One surprise: Journalism is not Yu’s top choice to win, even though he is the 8-5 favorite in the Preakness Stakes 2025 odds. Despite Journalism’s successes this year, including a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby and wins at the 2025 Santa Anita Derby and 2025 San Felipe, Yu feels he will be at a big disadvantage. Journalism and Sandman are the only two horses in the field competing with just two weeks of rest.
The Derby race took a lot out of them, since it took place on a muddy track. Yu is concerned the Derby took too much out of Journalism to be able to sustain a high level at the Preakness, and she questions that value. Yu prefers another horse to take home the 2025 Preakness Stakes win. She also sees more value as post time draws closer. See which other 2025 Preakness Stakes horses to avoid at SportsLine.
How to make 2025 Preakness Stakes picks
Yu, however, is high on a longshot who “is heavy on the gas.” She is including this horse in her 2025 Preakness Stakes bets, and so should you. She’s sharing which 2025 Preakness Stakes horses to back at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2025 Preakness Stakes, what double-digit longshot is a must-back, and how has Yu constructed her wagers? Visit SportsLine to see Yu’s picks for the Preakness Stakes, all from the Santa Anita-based racing insider who just nailed the Kentucky Derby exacta, and find out.
2025 Preakness Stakes odds, post positions
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