The Preakness 2025 has a nine-horse field, with all but one of the 2025 Preakness Stakes contenders bred in Kentucky. River Thames was bred in New York by CTR Stables and will try to become the fourth New York-bred horse to win The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. The state is one of 11 that has produced a Preakness winner, and while Saturday’s race will be held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, there are no Maryland-bred horses in the Preakness Stakes 2025. River Thames is one of the Preakness favorites at 9-2, while Heart of Honor, who is British-born but Kentucky-bred, is 12-1. The top of the 2025 Preakness Stakes odds board also has native Kentuckians in Journalism (8-5) and Sandman (4-1). With so much to consider while making your 2025 Preakness Stakes picks, a little expert help can go a long way.
There won’t be any fillies in Preakness Stakes 150, but there have been 56 fillies that have competed over the prior 149 runnings. Six female horses have prevailed at The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, the most recent being Swiss Skydiver (2020). With the Preakness being the shortest of the Triple Crown races, you could call it the most filly-friendly of the three races, and the numbers bear that…
