It’s time for the 150th Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. The 2025 Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, will not be racing in the Preakness Stakes this weekend, squashing any dreams of a Triple Crown winner in 2025. The last time a horse won the Triple Crown was 2018. With Sovereignty out, Journalism, the original favorite to win the Derby, will have a shot at redemption.
The 150th Preakness Stakes will be the final event held at Pimlico Race Course before the facility is demolished as part of a redevelopment project. It is set to reopen in 2027. Next year’s Preakness will relocate to the nearby Laurel Park.
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Coverage of the 2025 Preakness Stakes will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday on CNBC and stream live on Peacock. CNBC coverage moves to NBC at 4 p.m. On Friday, the fillies will run in the 101st Black-Eyed Susan race.
Are you ready to switch over from drinking Mint Juleps to Black-Eyed Susans? Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Preakness 150 this weekend.
How to watch the 2025 Preakness Stakes:
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Race time: 6:50 p.m. ET
Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
TV channel: NBC, CNBC
Streaming: Peacock
When is the Preakness Stakes 2025?
The middle jewel of the Triple Crown is this Saturday, May 17. The action actually begins on Friday, with the 101st running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. Friday’s coverage will start at 4:30 p.m. ET on Peacock.
What time is the Preakness Stakes on?
Coverage of the 150th Preakness Stakes will begin on race day as early as 2 p.m. ET on CNBC and Peacock. Coverage then moves to NBC (and stays on Peacock) at 4 p.m. ET. The 2025 Preakness Stakes post time is 6:50 p.m. ET.
2025 Preakness Stakes channel:
The 150th Preakness Stakes will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock. Additional coverage will air on CNBC.
How to watch the Preakness Stakes without cable:
At $8/month, a Peacock subscription is the easiest way to stream this year’s Preakness Stakes and Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
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More ways to watch the Preakness Stakes live without cable:
How long is the Preakness Stakes?
The Preakness Stakes race distance measures 1 and 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs). Every horse and rider is looking to beat Pimlico’s course record of 1:53, set by Triple Crown-winning Secretariat in 1973.
2025 Preakness Purse — how much is the Preakness Stakes prize money?
This year, the Preakness winner will receive a portion of $2 million.
2025 Preakness horse post positions and jockeys:
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Goal Oriented (Jockey: Flavian Pratt)
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Journalism (Umberto Rispoli)
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American Promise (Nik Juarez)
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Heart of Honor (Saffie Osborne)
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Pay Billy (Raul Mena)
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River Thames (Irad Ortiz Jr.)
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Sandman (John Velazquez)
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Clever Again (Jose Ortiz)
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Gosger (Luis Saez)
2025 Kentucky Derby winner:
Sovereignty won the 2025 Kentucky Derby with a time of 2:02.31.
Will Sovereignty compete for the Triple Crown?
The 2025 Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, will not race at Preakness, eliminating the chance for a Triple Crown winner in 2025. Sovereignty will run in the final leg of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes next month.
What is the Triple Crown?
The Triple Crown is made up of the big three 3-year-old thoroughbred horse races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Only 13 horses have won all three races in the Triple Crown, the last being Justify in 2018.
When is the Belmont Stakes 2025:
The Belmont Stakes will run on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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