Sovereignty won’t attempt to reign over the Triple Crown. In what is a sign of the times and a new, modern approach to horse racing, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner is skipping the Preakness Stakes, instead focusing on the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga next month.

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, meaning there won't be a Triple Crown champion for a seventh consecutive year. (Scripps News) Just a few days ...

1. Goal Oriented (6-1 morning-line odds): Undefeated colt gets a major class test while making his stakes debut in a Triple Crown race. He's trained by Bob Baffert, who has won the Preakness a record eight times and is an expert at winning off of two weeks of rest. His connections alone make him a contender.

The wrecking ball is coming to Pimlico Race Course, a long-awaiting demolition of the dilapidated racetrack that opened in 1870 and for decades has seen better days.

Nik Juarez visited his former high school, Winters Mill High in Westminster, to speak with students ahead of his first time racing in the Preakness Stakes Saturday.

When the horses break from the starting gate for the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course there won't be more than nine runners. That's becoming a trend that hasn't been matched for the race in more than 30 years.

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Journalism looms as a strong favorite for Saturday’s 150 th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,

The old Pimlico — some writers have called it America’s worst major sporting event venue — will take its final bow at the 2025 Preakness.