US EditionFavorite Journalism comes from behind to win 2025 Preakness Stakes
- Journalism won the 150th Preakness Stakes on May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course, finishing first in a field of nine horses.
- Sovereignty, who beat Journalism in the Kentucky Derby two weeks earlier, skipped the Preakness due to the short turnaround and aimed for the Belmont Stakes.
- The event followed a week of heavy rain at Pimlico, but warm weather and a drying track conditions favored Journalism more than the sloppy track at Churchill Downs.
- Trainer Michael McCarthy earned his second Preakness win, while jockey Umberto Rispoli claimed his first Triple Crown race victory as the first Italian to do so.
- This marked the fifth Preakness in seven years without a Triple Crown bid, reflecting varied decisions by connections and impacting the competition dynamic.
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Journalism Storms Back to Win 150th Preakness Stakes in Dramatic Finish
BALTIMORE (KYMA, KECY-TV) — The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes didn’t offer a Triple Crown storyline — but it delivered a dramatic finish that won’t be forgotten any time soon. Journalism, the race favorite at 6-5 odds, delivered a heart-pounding, come-from-behind victory at historic Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, surging past longshot Gosger in the final strides to capture the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Ridden by Umberto Rispoli…
The Oneida Daily Dispatch
The SaratogianPreakness 2025: Journalism wins, making stunning comeback down the stretch
When jockey Umberto Rispoli rose from his stirrups, first to cross the wire in the 150th Preakness Stakes by a hair, it wasn’t just a metaphorical win for any reporter armed with a press pass. Journalism prevailed for the sanctity of the Triple Crown. Trainer Michael McCarthy saddled the 3-year-old colt to a masterful win Saturday in 1 minute, 55.47 seconds. Journalism was the Kentucky Derby favorite, finished second, and arrived at Pimlico Race…
The Macomb Daily
Journalism comes from behind to win the Preakness two weeks after finishing 2nd in the Kentucky Derby
By STEPHEN WHYNOThe Associated Press BALTIMORE — Journalism jostled with horses down the stretch, shrugged off the contact, burst through the lane and came from behind to win the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The odds-on favorite was bumped by Goal Oriented near the quarter pole, and it looked like another second-place finish was coming two weeks after being the runner-up to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. Journalism inst…
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