Preakness 2025: Special wagers and mandatory payouts
Friday's Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan and Saturday's Preakness Stakes bring a variety of special wagers for the races at Pimlico.
The Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness double has a $1 minimum bet value and a takeout of 21%. It will be conducted on its own card, event code PID.
Also available is a Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness all-stakes, two-day Pick 5 wager, which combines races from the Black-Eyed Susan day card and the Preakness day card. This wager has a 50-cent minimum bet, a takeout of 12% and is conducted on its own card, event code PIS.
Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness all-stakes, two-day Pick 5 wager
| Leg A | Black-Eyed Susan day, The Very One Stakes | 11th race | 4:38 post on Friday |
| Leg B | Black-Eyed Susan day, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes | 13th race | 5:44 post on Friday |
| Leg C | Preakness day, James Murphy Stakes | 11th race | 4:53 post on Saturday |
| Leg D | Preakness day, Dinner Party Stakes | 12th race | 5:52 post on Saturday |
| Leg E | Preakness day, Preakness Stakes | 13th race | 7:01 post on Saturday |
Also on offer is a Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness, all dirt, two-day Pick 5 wager, which combines races from the Black-Eyed Susan day card and the Preakness day card. This wager has a 50-cent minimum bet value, a takeout of 12% and is conducted on its own card, event code PI5.
Black-Eyed Susan-Preakness, all dirt, two-day Pick 5 wager
| Leg A | Black-Eyed Susan Day, Miss Preakness Stakes | 10th race | 4:07 post on Friday |
| Leg B | Black-Eyed Susan Day, Pimlico Special Stakes | 12th race | 5:10 post on Friday |
| Leg C | Preakness Day, Chick Lang Stakes | 8th race | 2:48 post on Saturday |
| Leg D | Preakness Day, Sir Barton Stakes | 10th race | 4:11 post on Saturday |
| Leg E | Preakness Day, Preakness Stakes | 13th race | 7:01 post on Saturday |
Preakness day is the closing day of the Pimlico meet, and the track will force out all potential carryover amounts in the Jackpot Super High 5, early Pick 5, late Pick 5 and the Rainbow Pick 6 on Preakness day.
| Wager | Starts with | Estimated pools |
|---|---|---|
| 20-cent Rainbow Pick 6 | Race 8, 2:38 p.m. | $1 million |
| Late Pick 5 | Race 9, 3:30 p.m. | $3 million |
| Late Pick 4 | Race 10, 4:11 p.m. | $2 million |