The 150th running of the $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico will be run without Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Sovereignty, who is skipping the race and is expected
For the ninth year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2025 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
Pimlico Race Course, the city of Baltimore, and the state of Maryland will celebrate the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes May 17, but it appears Mother Nature did not get the memo about the festivities as there is an abundance of rain in the forecast this week.
Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners” blog for America’s Best Racing with a focus on key stakes races at marquee tracks. This feature will be straight-forward: full-card picks for one Sunday slate of races of his choosing.
