Journalism paid off on the 2025 Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
The race favourite, going off at even odds, fought his strategy to an unbelievable win at Pimlico, surging from a number of lengths behind within the final half-mile to win by a nostril. Longshot Gosger positioned and Sandman confirmed in a two-horse end.
Journalism was the favourite on the Kentucky Derby as nicely and appeared poised to win when he made a transfer from the skin about two-thirds into the race and shortly reached the leaders. That did not work out, as co-favorite Sovereignty adopted an identical technique and beat out Journalism by a size in a muddy race.
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Journalism coach Michael McCarthy and jockey Umberto Rispoli apparently opted for the same technique on the Preakness, making a transfer towards the skin, however no straightforward path appeared. Rispoli as an alternative opted to maneuver from the within, and even bought squeezed between two horses earlier than working down Gosger within the remaining stretch.
It was a bumpy journey to the entrance, however Journalism bought there simply in time.
The payout for betting on Journalism to win was $4.00 on a $2 guess. A $2 exacta would have paid out $33.80, a trifecta would have paid out $73.50 and a superfecta $303.40.
Anticipation for the race was deflated when Sovereignty was ruled out shortly after his triumph at Churchill Downs, ending any risk for a Triple Crown after one race. It has been seven years since Justified received the final Triple Crown, with no horses successful even two of the races in a single yr since.
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This was the second time up to now 4 years the Derby winner opted out of the quick two-week turnaround time between races, with Sovereignty becoming a member of Wealthy Strike in 2022.
This is how the 2025 Preakness Stakes went down at Yahoo Sports activities:
