Nik Juarez visited his former high school, Winters Mill High in Westminster, to speak with students ahead of his first time racing in the Preakness Stakes Saturday.

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.

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 wrecking ball is just about hovering over Pimlico Race Course, with a complete knockdown and rebuild of the grandstand and other facilities coming.

The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes serves as the next step on the Triple Crown trail, where there will be no back-to-back bid, setting up a new winner. On the shortest track of the three, it is time for The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans to take center stage.

Gene Menez, who hammered the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta for a $1,045 payout, reveals his 2025 Preakness Stakes bets and 2025 Preakness Stakes betting strategy for Pimlico Race Course

The second leg of the Triple Crown, the 2025 Preakness Stakes, will run on Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The Bill

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.