Each year, some Marylanders hit the betting boxes on the Thursday before Black-Eyed Susan Day and the Preakness Stakes.

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

Now in its fourth year, AfroPreak is shifting the culture at one of horse racing’s oldest institutions—by making sure Black voices, businesses, and brilliance take the lead.

Post time for the race Saturday is approximately 6:50 p.m., with coverage on NBC. Here are the post positions and the morning line odds for the 2025 Preakness: Watch Preakness live on Fubo (free trial) 1.

Mark Casse was not a Metallica guy until he began training Sandman. Front man James Hetfield met the horse at Churchill Downs before the Kentucky Derby, and he and the rest of Metallica filmed a video for Casse and Co.

So many memories of Preaknesses. Maybe more precious are the rare afternoons playing hooky from work and enjoying the horses, jockeys, and exciting races without the crowds. I’m from Woodbourne Heights in Baltimore, 15 minutes from the track. I’m excited about the new Pimlico. I hope they will honor the name and memories with the new track. — Susan