Preakness Stakes 2025: Picks and predictions from the experts

Experts from The Post and Action Network handicap Saturday’s 150th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.Post time is approximately 7:01 p.m.New York Post racing handicapper1.

Clever Again: The history books say speed kills in the Preakness.The two favorites, Journalism and Sandman, do their best running late.

There are a couple in this field that might dance with Clever Again early.Bob Baffert’s lightly raced Goal Oriented is the fastest and most likely challenger.

If Jose Ortiz can win that battle, he can win the war.Steve Asmussen’s colt hasn’t raced since March so he’s well rested.

Loads off a triple-digit fig and Pimlico is speed favoring when it’s fast.More so when it’s wet.

May prove tough to reel in.2.River Thames: Do you like Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty? Then you have to consider Todd Pletcher’s colt.

Lost by a neck to the champ in the Fountain of Youth.Raced once since.

Again narrowly defeated, finishing a close third in the Blue Grass.True contender, even though Pletcher is 0-for-10 at the Preakness and Irad Ortiz is 0-for-6.

Stalks the pace, makes a run, but like his last two starts, he comes up a little short.3.Journalism: You only get one chance to win the Derby.

Made the most of his.Did everything asked of him, except win.

Made steady progress in the mud.Finished strong.

Just got outkicked.The Derby winner is skipping the middle jewel, so he is the one to beat.

Again.Special horses can run 2¹/₂ miles in two weeks.

Sovereignty’s connections won’t let him try.Maybe that race took something out of both of them.

Game, but a tired third.New York Post betting writer1.Journalism: Odds aside, Journalism is the best pick to win the Preakness Stakes.

He finished second at the Kentucky Derby, but still ran a terrific race.Plus, this field and setup is much softer than the one he saw at Churchill Downs.2.

Gosger: Factoring in the odds, Gosger is my favorite bet on the board and a horse that has a terrific chance o...