However, the 2025 Preakness Stakes will be the last at Pimlico in its current iteration, as the track is scheduled to undergo a complete reconstruction that begins this summer. The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be held at Laurel Park in Maryland,

Just as he was in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby a couple of weeks ago, Journalism (8-5) is the favorite following the Draw for Post Positions for the 150th Preakness Stakes. Journalism drew the No. 2 post Monday in a field of nine for the $2 million, second leg of the Triple Crown.

The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes takes place Saturday at Pimlico Race Course and features three horses fresh off of runner-up spots in the Kentucky Derby, including Journalism, who is the clear favorite to leave Baltimore with a victory in the second leg of the Triple Crown.