Preakness 2025: Journalism is 8-1 favorite in future wager
Journalism is the 8-1 morning-line favorite for the Preakness 150 Future Wager announced Wednesday by the Maryland Jockey Club in conjunction with 1/ST Racing.
The wagering pool opens on Friday at noon EDT and will close on Saturday, May 3, at 6:00 p.m., about an hour before Kentucky Derby 2025 at Churchill Downs.
There are Kentucky Derby futures, too.
Trained by Michael McCarthy, Journalism is likely to be the favorite May 3 in Kentucky Derby 2025. The Curlin colt won his last four races, including the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 5.
Cornucopian (10-1), a $1.1 million yearling by Into Mischief trained by Bob Baffert, captured his career debut impressively at Oaklawn on Feb. 23 before finishing fourth as the odds-on favorite in the Arkansas Derby (G1) on March 29.
Baeza (12-1) finished second in the Santa Anita Derby, three-quarters of a length behind Journalism. Trained by John Shirreffs, Baeza looks like he will be among the also-eligibles for the Derby.
Pay Billy, who earned an automatic berth into the Preakness by winning Laurel Park’s Federico Tesio on April 19, is among the horses at 15-1. Trained by Michael Gorham for RKTN Racing, Pay Billy is a colt by Improbable.
There are 39 individual horses and an all-others mutuel field in the Preakness future win wager, which requires a $2 minimum bet and has 18% takeout. It is available at all participating advance-deposit wagering platforms.
The new MJC, which was created when the Maryland government took control of the state’s racing future from 1/ST, set a field of 40 betting choices and program odds provided by Horse Racing Nation. The separate wagering pool involves win wagering for the Preakness at Pimlico on May 17.
| Preakness 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Admiral Dennis | 50-1 | 21. Heart of Honor | 20-1 | |
| 2. Admire Daytona | 50-1 | 22. Hill Road | 20-1 | |
| 3. American Promise | 50-1 | 23. Instant Replay | 20-1 | |
| 4. Baeza | 12-1 | 24. Journalism | 8-1 | |
| 5. Bracket Buster | 50-1 | 25. Luxor Cafe | 30-1 | |
| 6. Built | 50-1 | 26. Madaket Road | 40-1 | |
| 7. Burnham Square | 40-1 | 27. Neoequos | 50-1 | |
| 8. Caldera | 20-1 | 28. Owen Almighty | 50-1 | |
| 9. California Burrito | 50-1 | 29. Pay Billy | 15-1 | |
| 10. Captain Cook | 50-1 | 30. Poster | 20-1 | |
| 11. Chunk of Gold | 50-1 | 31. Publisher | 50-1 | |
| 12. Citizen Bull | 50-1 | 32. Render Judgment | 50-1 | |
| 13. Clever Again | 15-1 | 33. River Thames | 15-1 | |
| 14. Coal Battle | 50-1 | 34. Rodriguez | 20-1 | |
| 15. Cornucopian | 10-1 | 35. Sandman | 15-1 | |
| 16. East Avenue | 40-1 | 36. Sovereignty | 15-1 | |
| 17. Final Gambit | 50-1 | 37. Tappan Street | 20-1 | |
| 18. Flying Mohawk | 50-1 | 38. Tiztastic | 40-1 | |
| 19. Gosger | 15-1 | 39. Voldemort | 20-1 | |
| 20. Grande | 40-1 | 40. All other 3yos | 50-1 |