Pimlico Race Course 🏇🏾// Sat., May 17, 2025
- Fink
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Happy Preakness & National Cherry Cobbler Day! 🍒
We are back in Baltimore, Maryland, for one last day at Pimlico Racecourse to watch the ponies. Today marks the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. Normally, there is a lot of excitement surrounding the second jewel of the Triple Crown, but this year feels different. The Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, is skipping this race, meaning there won't be a chance for a Triple Crown winner. We haven’t had a Triple Crown winner since Justify achieved it in 2018, and there have only been 13 in history across the three races.
Recently, there has been much debate about whether the Triple Crown schedule should be adjusted to create a better path for horses to achieve it. Many Derby winners in the past two decades have opted to skip the Preakness in favor of the Belmont Stakes. However, today, we are focused on helping you cash your tickets rather than debating the future of the Triple Crown.
Another interesting fact is that this will be the last Preakness run at Pimlico in its current form. The race isn't being canceled or moved permanently; instead, it will be held at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland, next year while Pimlico undergoes demolition and reconstruction to better serve the Maryland racing community. ESPN reported that, instead of hosting just 15 racing days a year, Pimlico will be able to accommodate 100 or more events annually, which is exciting news for horseplayers, owners, trainers, and jockeys.
With all that news out of the way, let's get to the important part: capping the races. Yesterday, we witnessed the Black-Eyed Susan race, and congratulations are in order for the connections of Margie's Intention. While we had a few top picks and second picks, we didn't hit many winners and ended up donating to the betting pools. However, we did score one nice payout on the win line, and we hope you were able to use the Lundin Line to cash some other tickets and get "In The Money."
Today's card features 14 races, including 10 stakes races and one jewel of the Triple Crown. The highlight of the day is the Preakness Stakes in Race 13. This race is a 1 and 3/16 mile route on the dirt course with a purse of $2,000,000. There will be nine runners, with Derby runner-up Journalism as the morning line favorite. Other familiar names include American Promise in the third position and Sandman in the seventh.
To conclude the card, Race 14 features another $2,000,000 race—the UAE President Cup Stakes—which is a Grade 1 stakes for Arabian horses. If you haven't seen a race of this type before, be sure to stick around; they are beautiful horses with distinctive tails and a smaller stature.
Whether you're here just for the big race, planning to bet on every race today, or simply want to see our thoughts while you relax and enjoy the atmosphere, the weather is looking fantastic. We expect highs in the mid-80s, sunny skies, and little chance of rain. The track should dry out nicely after the rain we had late yesterday, ensuring a good track and turf for racing.
Thank you for reading and sharing this with your friends. We don’t always get our picks right, but we put in the effort to find winners, and we appreciate everyone who follows the Lundin Line whenever it's published. As our friend Bill would say, "Enough with the sappy stuff; let's pick some winners!"
History: The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I race run over a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9.5 furlongs; 1.9 kilometres) on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg).[2] It is the second jewel (or leg)[3] of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.
First run in 1873, the Preakness Stakes was named by a former Maryland governor after the colt who won the first Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico. Annual "Preakness Weekend" races include both the Saturday Preakness Stakes[4] and a Grade II race on Friday for fillies only named the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.[5] Attendance at the Preakness Stakes ranks second in North America among equestrian events, surpassed only by the Kentucky Derby.
Need help picking winners? We've got you covered! Our (Always Free) Lundin Line's top picks and best bets are below. We use them to help narrow the field while putting our tickets together. The first post will be here soon, so don't be late -
It's time to get #InTheMoney! 💰💰💰
Pimlico 🏇🏾 // Sat., May 17th, 2025
First Post @ 10:30 EDT/ 7:30 (PDT)
R1: 5-8-3-1
R2: 8-11-9-3
R3: 3-5-7-1
R4Ⓢ: 6-2-3
R5: 3-9-11-4
R6Ⓢ: 3⭑-7-1
R7Ⓢ: 9-2-1-7
R8Ⓢ: 7-10-3-8
R9Ⓢ: 2-6-9-5
R10Ⓢ: 7-2-6-9
R11Ⓢ: 7-3-5-4
R12Ⓢ: 6-9-1-13
🏇R13Ⓢ: 2⭑-8-7-6
Mr. Fink: 2-7-6-3
Mr. W: 2-8-9-7
R14: 9-2-6-1
🏇 = Featured Race(s)
⭑Best Bet(s)
R6: One Magic Philly (#3)
R13: Journalism (#2)
Ⓢtakes Races
R4: 150K Maryland Sprint S. (G3)
R6: 125K Skipat S.
R7: 150K Gallorette S. (G3)
R8: 150K Chick Lang S.
R9: 125K Jim McKay Turf Sprint S.
R10: 100K Sir Barton S.
R11: 100K James W. Murphy S.
R12: 250K Dinner Party S. (G3)
🏇R13: 2 Mil. Preakness S. (G1)
1 3/16 Miles on Dirt for 3 Yr. Olds
R14: 200K UAE Pres. Cup S. (G1) {Arabian}
Photo from our friends at National Day Calendar
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