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2025 Preakness Stakes: Is Sovereignty in the field for middle jewel race?
A full field of horses is set for the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday and it will not feature Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty.
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty to skip Preakness, ending Triple Crown bid
Sovereignty will not run May 17 at Pimlico Race Course, becoming the fourth Derby winner in the past seven Triple Crown ...
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty to skip Preakness, dashing 2025 Triple Crown hopes
We extend our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect their decision,” Rogers said in a statement. The ...
Preakness field won't include Sovereignty: Kentucky Derby winner to skip Triple Crown race
Sovereignty will skip the second leg of the Triple Crown. He's the first Kentucky Derby winner to skip the Preakness Stakes since Rich Strike in 2022.
Sovereignty skipping the Preakness is another reason to change the Triple Crown
The debate over the dates of the Triple Crown will pick back up now that the Kentucky Derby winner is skipping the Preakness.
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Preakness Stakes Television Ratings Decline
Preakness Stakes (G1) impacted by the absence of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty, viewership of the second jewel of the Triple Crown dipped this year, according to NBC Sports ...
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Racing Notebook: Preakness ratings slide; Alvarado could see Derby crop fine cut
The winning jockey in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Junior Alvarado, was hit with a $62,000 fine and two-day suspension for ...
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Wagering Of $110 Million On 150th Preakness Day Falls Just Short Of All-Time High
Betting totals were up more than 11 percent from 2024 Preakness; Black-Eyed Susan wagering also increased over 2024 despite ...