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The final Preakness Stakes has been run at Pimlico Race Course, marking the end of an era and many years of memories at “Old Hilltop.” Fans celebrated a thrilling weekend of racing in Maryland, which brought not only emotional farewells as the historic building will be torn down and replaced with a modern, new grandstand but also significant movement across the 2025 Equibase leaderboard, headlined by

Graded stakes-winning trainer Larry Demeritte, who inspired many in battling cancer while training 2024 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starter West Saratoga, died May 19 in Louisville, Ky., according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. He was 75.

The first Bahamian to enter a horse in the Kentucky Derby, Demeritte sent out 2023 Iroquois Stakes winner West Saratoga to a 12th-place finish in the 150th run for the roses.

Welcome to 2025 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail.

As far as the possibility of a tantalizing rematch between Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Sovereignty and Preakness Stakes victor Journalism goes, no news will be good news.

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from the milestone 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course and other major developments this weekend. Journalism’s triumph when all seemed lost represented one of the most dramatic editions of the middle jewel of the Triple Crown and provided a fitting close.

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