There won’t be a Triple Crown winner in horse racing after news broke on Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will skip the 2025 Preakness Stakes. The connections of Sovereignty announced after his win at Churchill Downs that they would take a few days to evaluate his status for the Preakness Stakes 2025. They ultimately decided against running in the second leg, a choice that has become more common in recent years. The full 2025 Preakness Stakes field will be announced next Monday at the post draw.
The 2025 Preakness Stakes odds list Journalism, the Kentucky Derby favorite, at 5-2. Rodriguez, a Bob Baffert-trained horse who was scratched from the Derby last Thursday, is next on the 2025 Preakness odds board at 5-1. UAE Derby runner-up Heart of Honor is 30-1. 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. Go here to see them.
Top 2025 Preakness Stakes predictions
One of Demling’s surprising 2025 Preakness Stakes picks: He’s high on Clever Again, even though he’s a 12-1 longshot in the early 2025 Preakness Stakes odds. The Steve Asmussen-trained colt is one of the least experienced horses in the probable 2025 Preakness Stakes field. He has just three career races, with the last one coming on March 30.
That race, however, was a win at the Hot Springs LS, where he beat Gaming and Perfect Force. He’s also the son of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, and Demling is high on his chances to hit the board at the Preakness Stakes 2025. “He’s had a 101 speed figure and will be a contender,” Demling told SportsLine. 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 double-digit 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.