Journalism wins the Preakness two weeks after finishing 2nd in the Kentucky Derby

Stephen Whyno · The Associated Press

· Posted: May 17, 2025 7:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

Journalism won the 150th moving of the Preakness Stakes connected Saturday, coming from down behind the agelong to marque bully connected the lofty expectations of being the favourite successful the mediate limb of the Triple Crown 2 weeks aft finishing 2nd to Sovereignty successful the Kentucky Derby.

Finishing archetypal successful a tract of 9 horses that did not see Sovereignty but featured immoderate of the champion contention successful the country, Journalism gave trainer Michael McCarthy his 2nd Preakness victory. It is Umberto Rispoli's archetypal successful a Triple Crown race, and helium is the archetypal jockey from Italy to triumph 1 of them.

Gosger was second, Sandman 3rd and Goal Oriented fourth. Sandman is trained by Canadian Hall of Famer Mark Casse.

Journalism thrived connected a lukewarm time that dried retired the way aft torrential rainfall fell astatine Pimlico Race Course for overmuch of the past week. Those conditions suited him amended than the slop astatine Churchill Downs successful the Derby.

Sovereignty did not instrumentality portion aft his owners and trainer Bill Mott decided to skip the Preakness, citing the two-week turnaround, and purpose for the Belmont connected June 7. That made this a 5th clip successful 7 years that the Preakness, for assorted reasons, was contested without a Triple Crown bid astatine stake.