US EditionEarly Showers to Clear Out Before Preakness
- The 150th Preakness Stakes is set to take place Saturday in Baltimore with a field of nine horses entered.
- Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is skipping the race for rest, making Journalism the 8-5 morning line favorite.
- Journalism, who finished second in the Derby and is trained by Michael McCarthy, faces competitors including Sandman and American Promise, both Derby runners.
- Nearly a week of rain soaked Baltimore, muddying Pimlico’s dirt track, but forecasts say rain will clear before post time around 85 degrees.
- The outcome holds implications as trainer D. Wayne Lukas can tie Bob Baffert’s record Preakness wins if American Promise succeeds.
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Preakness preview: Journalism is the horse to beat, but it won’t be easy
BALTIMORE — Leave it to two seasoned, Hall of Fame trainers with 15 combined Preakness Stakes victories to turn up the heat on a competitor a few days before the big race. D. Wayne Lukas said to Michael McCarthy, “I think, Mike, it’s your race to lose.” Bob Baffert jokingly piled on, “Yeah, Mike, it’s your race to lose.” McCarthy’s Journalism is the 8-5 morning line favorite to win the 150th rendition of the Preakness on Saturday after finishing…
Journalism is horse to beat in Preakness, but recent trends show it won't be easy
Journalism is the horse to beat in the Preakness Stakes after leading off the Triple Crown with a second-place finish to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty is not running on Saturday after his owners and trainer decided to skip…
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