The old Pimlico — some writers have called it America’s worst major sporting event venue — will take its final bow at the 2025 Preakness.

Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, is a little more than a week away, and with the ever-changing field, the race is shaping up to be an unpredictable event, open for any horse to claim victory.

Though he's only had two career starts, Not This Time colt's Kentucky Derby day allowance race victory earned a highe Speed Figure than Derby winner Sovereignty.

Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism is headed to Baltimore for the 150th Preakness Stakes. Trainer Michael McCarthy approved the proposal to run Journalism in the Preakness. He flew back to Louisville, Kentucky, from his base in Southern California to take a look at the colt Sunday morning at Churchill Downs.

Journalism, who took second to Sovereignty at the Kentucky Derby, is the current favorite to win the 2025 Preakness Stakes on Saturday. Journalism is one of three Derby horses in the nine-horse field.