Preakness Stakes contains a nine horses field that is scheduled to compete in Baltimore on Saturday to operate the central jewel of the triple crown of the horse race.
The press, who was favorite To win Kentucky Derby earlier this month, but came in second place, it was chosen as Favorite morning line To run 150 Preakness in Baltimore Pimliko race course.
2025 Preakness Stakes horses and possibilities
For Preakness, the press was given 8-5 possibilities after a post-place tie on Monday at the Al-Jaa Factory in the Baltimore area. The possibilities will change with the betting betting of the precedent of approximate publication at Saturday from 7:01 pm EST. Below is a list of all 3 -year -old horses in the race through their number with the possibilities of the morning line:
- 1. The target is directed, 6-1
- 2. Press, 8-5
- 3. The American promise, 15-1
- 4. The Heart of Honor, 12-1
- 5. Pay Pelly, 20-1
- 6. The Times River, 9-2
- 7. Sandman, 4-1
- 8. Smart again, 5-1
- 9. Jusger, 20-1
Kentucky Derby winner sovereignty It will be missing from the starting gate of the race, which led to any hopes this year for the triple crown horse to take a three-round race series consisting of Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes next month in New York.
The sovereignty coach from Preakness organizers said that the Gulf Call was skip Running the black costume for the eye to prepare for the lamb. Derby winner He arrived last week In the Saratoga race, Temporary house Among the third Triple Crown race while Belmont Park is underwent in New York for enormous redevelopment.
The press from Derby 1 1/2 ended lengths behind sovereignty and neck in front of Baeza, which crossed the third finish line. The result finished second in the Colet winning series in four wins, the last three of which were California’s races: Santa Anita Derby in April, San Felipe Stex in March, and Los Alamitos Futurity Stakes in December.
Jockey Omberto Rispoli was on board the press on those three victories and for the Merby. It will have a mountain again on Saturday in its first health.
Press trainer, Michael McCarthyLeave the door open to return a possible match with sovereignty in Palmont.
“I imagine, if he would give a good description of himself here on Saturday,” McCarthy said on Wednesday. “He had three races in seven weeks when he was two years old. He doesn’t seem to bother him. Three races in five weeks are somewhat different but he is a horse Hardy … he is at the back of our minds.”
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Two other horses ran in Preakness – Sandman and American Promise – in Derby. Sandman finished sixth in the roses race, and the American promise ranked sixteenth in the 19 hp field.
For Preakness, Sandman was given 4-1 possibilities in the morning line, closest to the press. The Gray Colt won the Arkansas Derby Award in March after ranked third in February in February and the second in southwest Stakes in January.
Sandman will be under Persia John Villazkuiz, who was suffering from Preakness 13 times, the last of which is on board National treasure To win in 2023.
American Promise 15-1 received the possibilities of the morning line for Saturday. Crusteen Coult Fawzan achieved this season, including Virginia Derby in March, and finished fifth in the Rising Star Stakes in New Orleans in February.
Nick Khuraiz, who installed the American promise in Derby, will have a mountain again for the first time. But the coach of Colt, d. Wayne Lucas, is not strange to the race, which led to 48 beginners and won seven times, the last of which is with Gray seizure last year.
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The Thames River was given the third best possibility in the morning line with 9-2. Gulf Count won two race this year, lost to the sovereignty of the neck in the Florida of Stex Fountain in March, and ranked third in Blue Grass in Kentucky last month.
It will be the irad Ortiz Jr. On board the Thames River in Jabal Al -Faris VII in Preakness. Ortz is looking for his first victory in the race after he came in second place twice, the last of which was with severe seventies in 2023. The coach, Todd Bleacher, folded 10 horses in Preakness and is still seeking to get his first victory.
Smart again, the son of the winner of the winner American fare5-1 possibilities in the morning line. Bay Colt won two race this year, including Stakes Hot Springs’ Arkansas in March.
Jose Ortez will ride smart again in Preakness, his first mountain in the race since the victory is on board Early vote In 2022, with Callt, coach Steve Asusen is looking for his first victory since his victory since he was obsessed Rachel AlexandraVictory in 2009.
The wave will be given to the target, with the chances of the morning line 6-1, coach Bob Pavirt shot to add eight wins in Preakness. The Dark Bay Colt won two race this year, including a Derby UnderCard. Flavin Prat, who won the race on board Rumker In 2021, the mountain will be Saturday.
With 12-1 possibilities in the morning line, Heart of Honor will give the band to become the opportunity to become the first woman to win in the triple crown race since 1993, when Julie Crohn won the colonial colonies. In the United Kingdom, Heart of Honor won two races this season in the United Arab Emirates and ranked second in the United Arab Emirates League last month.
Two horses, Jusger and Billy, were granted the possibilities of 20-1 morning line in the virgin. Gosger comes to Pimlico with his victory this year, including Lexington Stakes last month in Kentucky. This season, Pelly Pelly won four times at Maryland Laurel.
