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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.
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Should The Preakness And Belmont Move Their Dates? Experts Weigh In
For the second time in four years, the Kentucky Derby winner didn't run in the Preakness Stakes. NBC Sports' Randy Moss and Mike Tirico and Journalism trainer Michael McCarthy share their thoughts on ...
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.
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 ...
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What Sovereignty’s Preakness opt-out says about the Triple Crown
After the announcement Tuesday that the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty have opted to skip 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 ...