Posts were drawn on Monday and the 2025 Preakness Stakes field is set for Saturday’s run at Pimlico Race Course. Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty’s connections are targeting the 2025 Belmont Stakes for his next run, so Kentucky Derby winner Journalism is the 8-5 favorite in the 2025 Preakness Stakes odds. The Santa Anita Derby winner was in ideal position at the top of the stretch in the first leg of the Triple Crown, but ultimately finished 1 1/2 lengths behind the winner. Meanwhile, Sandman took a bump out of the starting gate in the Kentucky Derby but went nine-wide late to rally from 18th to seventh. Trainer Mark Casse was originally targeting a return for the Belmont but decided to move him up after strong training sessions. Sandman is 4-1 to win Preakness 150. Before making any 2025 Preakness Stakes picks, be sure to see the horse racing predictions and futures bets from SportsLine’s elite horse racing expert Jody Demling.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling hit the top three finishers in the 2025 Kentucky Derby in the correct order. He has also called 10 of the last 20 Preakness winners, including 2023 when he hit the winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta. He hit the trifecta again in the 2024 Preakness Stakes and has predicted the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last seven years. Anyone who has followed him on those picks on betting sites like FanDuel Racing and TwinSpires is up huge.
Now, with the 2025 Preakness Stakes odds on the board, Demling is sharing his 2025 Preakness Stakes betting picks and 2025 Preakness Stakes predictions over at SportsLine to help you figure out how to bet the Preakness Stakes. Go here to see them.
Top 2025 Preakness Stakes predictions
One of Demling’s surprising 2025 Preakness Stakes picks for Preakness Stakes betting apps: He’s high on Clever Again, even though he’s a 5-1 longshot in the 2025 Preakness Stakes odds. Purchased for $500,000 at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Clever Again is a son of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, who is the only of the 13 horses to win all three American classics that went on to add a victory at the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
He debuted at a 4 1/2-furlong maiden race at Keeneland last April to finish second, but he didn’t race again until February of this year when he went wire-to-wire to win a maiden race at Oaklawn Park. He remained in Arkansas for the Hot Spring Stakes and went wire-to-wire again, beating 2024 Del Mar Futurity (G1) winner Gaming by four lengths. Clever Again posted a 101 Beyer Speed Figure in that victory and hall-of-fame trainer Steve Asmussen is a two-time Preakness winner with Curlin (2007) and Rachel Alexandra (2009). See which other 2025 Preakness Stakes horses to target at SportsLine.
How to make 2025 Preakness Stakes picks, bets
Demling is especially high on a longshot who “could be a factor” and spice up your exotics. Demling is sharing which horse it is, along with his entire projected 2025 Preakness Stakes leaderboard, over at SportsLine.
Which horse wins the Preakness Stakes 2025, and which huge double-digit longshot is a must-back? Check out the latest 2025 Preakness Stakes odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Demling’s picks for the Preakness Stakes, all from the expert who nailed the top three Kentucky Derby finishers in the correct order.