The 2025 Preakness Stakes is scheduled for 7:01 p.m. ET this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, featuring nine horses competing in the second leg of the Triple Crown on what is expected to be a fast track. The favorite, Journalism, secured second place in the Kentucky Derby with odds of 8-5, while the Kentucky Derby champion Sovereignty opts for the Belmont Stakes next month.

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas aims for his eighth overall victory in the Preakness Stakes with American Promise, pegged at odds of 15-1. Lukas, who won in 2024 with Seize the Grey at 12-1, hopes to replicate that success.

This year’s race marks the 150th running of the Preakness stakes, with plans to relocate to Laurel Park for remodeling over the next two years. The Preakness has been the second Triple Crown leg since 1932 but was moved to October due to COVID-19 in 2020. The race is the shortest of the series at 9 1/2 furlongs, exactly half a furlong shorter than the Kentucky Derby distance. Notably, Secretariat holds the record for the fastest time in all Triple Crown races, including a 1:53 run in the Preakness.

Key insights from expert Jody Demling, who successfully predicted three finishers in the 2025 Kentucky Derby and 10 out of the last 20 Preakness winners, can help bettors with exacta, trifecta, and superfecta wagers.

For exacta bets, pick the first and second place finishers in the right order, as demonstrated by a successful $1 exacta, which returned $59.70 last year. Trifecta and superfecta bets follow similar principles for predicting placements in races. Demling is particularly enthusiastic about Clever Again, originally an underdog at 5-1 odds.

With the horses and their respective positions established, for further predictions and betting guidance, you can refer to Jody Demling’s insights available on SportsLine.