The wrecking ball is coming to Pimlico Race Course, a long-awaited demolition of the dilapidated racetrack that opened in 1870.

The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes takes place Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, with a lineup consisting of three Kentucky Derby runners-up and a remaining field of unknown entities and potential surprise winners.

Much like a hole in denim jeans or the gap in a 7-year-old's front teeth, the 2025 Preakness Stakes naturally draws the eye to what is not there than what is there. What is not there: Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty.

The second jewel of the Triple Crown shines with traditions. Don't miss the 2025 Preakness Stakes, this Saturday, May 17, at 2:30 PM ET on Peacock.

Horse racing's Triple Crown resumes on Saturday when the starting gate opens for the middle jewel, the 2025 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Journalism looms as a strong favorite for Saturday’s 150 th Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,

American Promise is set to be Lukas’ 49th Preakness horse over 34 renditions of the race since winning his first try back in 1980 with Codex. If American Promise gets the job done, it will give Lukas an eighth Preakness victory and tie Baffert for the record.

In 2011, jockey Raul Mena broke 24 bones and was in a coma for five weeks after getting thrown from a horse during a race in his native Chile.

As we mark the 150th running of this historic race, we have an opportunity to do more than celebrate tradition,” writes Maryland’s first lad.