Preakness Weekend
PREAKNESS WEEKEND NEWS AND NOTES
Photo essay: D. Wayne Lukas retires
The news that Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, gravely ill, would retire from training caught the racing world off-guard.
Preakness television ratings decline
With no Kentucky Derby winner involved, television ratings for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes declined 16% versus last year.
Preakness 150 entrants
| HORSE | OWNER | TRAINER | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Goal Oriented | SF Racing et. al. | Bob Baffert | Undefeated (2-for-2) Not This Time colt, a $425,000 yearling, won an allowance on the Kentucky Derby undercard |
| 2. Journalism | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners et. al. | Michael McCarthy | Beaten favorite when runner-up in the Kentucky Derby hasn't put a foot wrong yet; connections on the fence in Derby aftermath |
| 3. American Promise | BC Stables LLC | D. Wayne Lukas | Virginia Derby winner made a middle move to near-even terms with the leader after six furlongs in the Kentucky Derby before fading to 16th; his trainer loves the Preakness |
| 4. Heart of Honor | Jim and Claire Limited | Jamie Osborne | British-bred Honor A. P. colt has been second in four of six starts, including last out when runner-up to Admire Daytona in the UAE Derby; that runner finished last in Louisville |
| 5. Pay Billy | RKTN Racing LLC | Michael Gorham | Earned automatic spot via win in the Federico Tesio Stakes |
| 6. River Thames | Winstar Farm LLC et. al. | Todd Pletcher | Connex skipped the Derby despite having the points to go; second in the Fountain of Youth and third in the Blue Grass |
| 7. Sandman | DJ Stable and others | Mark Casse | Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby |
| 8. Clever Again | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC et. al. | Steve Asmussen | Lightly raced sort didn't debut until April but won the one-mile Hot Springs Stakes at Oaklawn with ease last out |
| 9. Gosger | Harvey A. Clarke Racing Stables LLC | Brendan Walsh | Nyquist colt was an easy winner of the Lexington for his second win in three career outings |
Feeding time as Fort Washington wins Dinner Party
A slow early pace turned into a sprint for home, and Fort Washington proved fastest of all in the Grade 3 Dinner Party at Pimlico.
Journalism writes a comeback story in Preakness
Journalism, seemingly hopelessly beaten in mid-stretch, regrouped, rallied and ran down Gosger late to win one final Preakness thriller at Pimlico.
Latest Preakness odds
At mid-afternoon, here are the current win odds for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Gosger
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Clever Again
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Sandman
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Kentucky Derby Top Five
| Finish | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystik Dan | Ken McPeek | Brian Hernandez, Jr. |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione |
| 3 | Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat |
| 5 | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura |
PREAKNESS WEEKEND NEWS AND NOTES
Preakness Profile: River Thames
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Pay Billy
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Heart of Honor
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Journalism
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Profile: Goal Oriented
In our Preakness Profiles, we dig into the background of each runner in the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Experts’ Preakness day undercard stakes picks
We asked our experts to handicap the key stakes on the Preakness Stakes 150 undercard. Here’s what they came up with.
Preakness: For Jari Villanueva, at least one more call to post
Bugler Jari Villanueva will sound the call to post one last time before today’s 150th Preakness and then retire — maybe.
Preakness “high on my list” for jock Saffie Osborne
Growing up in England, jockey Saffie Osborne didn’t give much thought to the Preakness. Nowadays, though, she says it’s high on her list.
Experts’ Preakness Stakes picks
We asked our experts for their picks for Saturday’s 150th running of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. Here’s what they came up with.
