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New York Post
18-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Guardians vs. Reds odds, prediction: MLB best bets, picks Sunday
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Ahh, the battle of Ohio. Cleveland is in Cincinnati. The Guardians' Luis Ortiz limited the explosive Phillies to one run over six strong at home, but has been quite generous on the road, allowing 17 runs over 21 innings. The Reds' Andrew Abbott has made six starts, has won twice and hasn't lost yet. Abbott has given up just one run in his past 15 frames and seven in 30 innings. Play $50 on Abbott and the Reds. Luis Ortiz James A. Pittman-Imagn Images A night to forget. The Padres lost. Our Preakness pick, Goal Oriented lost and the Kung Pao Chicken we ordered turned out to be two egg rolls and a fortune cookie. Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting Nick Pivetta pitched well and left the game tied 1-1. In came Adrian Morejon and the game was over faster than you can say Journalism wins the Preakness. Seattle's Cal Raleigh hit the first pitch all the way to Coachella. Final 4-1. The fortune cookie said 'Don't bet the horses.' Down -187 seabiscuits.
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
‘Look at the elbows!' Jockeys tangle as Journalism fights back to win Preakness
Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism showed incredible bravery to force his way out of trouble and recover lost ground to win the second leg of the US Triple Crown Two rival jockeys engaged in an incredible elbowing match as they fought out the climax to a dramatic second leg of the US Triple Crown on Saturday night. Journalism, runner-up when favourite for the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, was on a recovery mission in the £1.5 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico racecourse in Baltimore. With Churchill Downs conqueror Sovereignty not in the line up he was hot favourite to get the job done under his Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli. But he was met with a seemingly insurmountable problem when he exited the final bend with five horses in front of him. Instead of going around the field, Rispoli opted to stick on the inside by the rail, but that option appeared to leave him with little room to manoeuvre out and produce his challenge in the straight. Although he initially made ground, rival Flavien Prat was determined to keep him in a pocket, then leaned in on Rispoli, but the Italian held his ground and Journalism forced his way between horses. By the time they got into daylight, they found Gosger had kicked five lengths clear, yet Journalism produced a devastating finishing burst to make up the ground and win by half a length. After a brief stewards inquiry, the result was confirmed. The dramatic incident was analysed by NBC Sports experts Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss. Describing the key moments, Bailey said: 'There are two really important decisions by Umberto Rispoli, first to stay on the rail. 'He has an opportunity right now to go around those horses. He chooses not to take it which puts him in position, not only to save ground, but to get through between. If he goes around, I don't know if he wins. So he runs up inside Goal Oriented right here. 'Flavien Prat on Goal Oriented starts to lay in a little bit on him here. Umberto is having none of it. He's going to hold his ground. They're getting close to Clever Again. Now the elbowing starts and it is a tight hole.' 'Look at the elbows,' Moss said. 'First it was Flavien with the elbow and then Umberto gave as good as he got and then you saw this part of it where Goal Oriented really came over on Journalism, and poor Clever Again down on the rail didn't know what to make of this. What bravery!' The winning jockey said: 'I still can't realise what this horse did today, I got in trouble at the quarter pole and he made himself go again. It's all about him – it's a pleasure to ride a horse like him. I was in a tough spot (at the top of the straight) but it's unbelievable.' British runner Heart Of Honor, trained by Jamie Osborne and ridden by daughter Saffie, finished fifth after a slow start. The trainer said: 'It wasn't looking great halfway. He was sluggish out of the gate again, got a fair amount of sand in his face, looked like it could have been a disaster halfway down the back. 'But God, he's tough, he's resolute. He stayed on great to the line, he passed all but four. Shame the Belmont is not a mile-and-a-half.'
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Journalism wins 2025 Preakness Stakes: Results, highlights from Pimlico Race Course
Journalism wins 2025 Preakness Stakes: Results, highlights from Pimlico Race Course The 2025 Preakness Stakes featured a field of nine horses competing on a dirt track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for a distance of 1 3/16 miles, all vying for the prestigious Middle Jewel title. With coveted trainers such as Bob Baffert returning to Pimlico, there was a lot of intrigue around this race, even if Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty opted out of the race in order to focus on the Belmont Stakes. Regardless, Derby runner-up Journalism entered the race as the odds-on favorite for the win at Pimlico, just as the horse did at Churchill Downs. This time though, Journalism didn't disappoint. After a slow start, and getting pinned to the railing around the last turn, Journalism kicked into high gear down the final straightaway, squeezing in between horses, then moving to the outside of Gosger, who had been in front for almost the entire race. Journalism took the lead at the absolute last second, winning by less than a length to take the crown at the Middle Jewel. Here's everything that happened at the 2025 Preakness Stakes: Figures based on $2 bet (odds in parentheses) Journalism (Even): $4.00 Win; $2.80 Place; $2.40 Show $4.00 Win; $2.80 Place; $2.40 Show Gosger (15-1): $9.00 Place; $5.40 Show $9.00 Place; $5.40 Show Sandman (6-1): $3.60 Show Bets $2 Exacta (2-9): $33.80 $33.80 $1 Trifecta (2-9-7): $73.50 $73.50 $1 Superfecta (2-9-7-1): $303.40 *Horses listed alongside their pre-race odds Journalism (EVEN) - 1:55.47 Gosger (15-1) Sandman (6-1) Goal Oriented (8-1) Heart of Honor (20-1) River Thames (9-1) Pay Billy (11-1) American Promise (9-1) Clever Again (5-1) Pre-race favorite Journalism won the race in exhilarating fashion. After trailing for the first three-quarters of the race and being bumped into the inside railing on the last turn, Journalism found an extra gear on the final straightaway, pulling ahead of runner-up Gosger at the last possible second. Those two horses were far out in front of third-place Sandman, but that did not at all take away from the intensity that the race brought. As Journalism won Saturday's 150th edition of the Preakness, surviving one of the most rough-and-tumble stretch runs you'll ever see and coming back from what seemed like an impossible position with 1/8th of a mile to go, you can understand why the state of Maryland is about to invest $400 million to give Pimlico Race Course the facelift it deserves But, as thrilling as Saturday's race was, and as great of a horse as Journalism appears to be, did anyone but the sport's dwindling die-hards care? The answer, of course, is not really. The moment Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty was withdrawn from consideration for the Preakness, the race was essentially rendered meaningless in the greater sports landscape. And it didn't have to be that way. — Dan Wolken Click here to read Wolken's full column on the 2025 Preakness and the state of horse racing. The 157th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 7 at 6:50 p.m. ET. The race will actually be shorter than the usual 1.5 miles though. The race will be hosted by the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, which boasts a smaller dirt track. The final leg of horse racing's triple crown sets up as a showdown between Preakness champion Journalism and Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty. Journalism got its name from one of its co-owners, Aron Wellman, who was a former sports editor of his high school newspaper in Beverly Hills, California. Wellman and other owners bought the horse for $825,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale in 2023, but had some difficulty in coming up with a name off its sire and dam — Curlin and Mopotism, respectively — so they settled on Journalism. − John Leuzzi What time is the 2025 Preakness Stakes? The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes will be held Saturday, May 17. Post time is 6:50 p.m. ET When is the 2025 Preakness Stakes? Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Saturday, May 17, 2025 Time: 6:50 p.m. ET 6:50 p.m. ET Stream: Peacock | Fubo (free trial) Peacock | Fubo (free trial) TV: NBC NBC Location: Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore) The 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course is set for Saturday, May 17, 2025. Fans can watch the race, which will be streamed on Peacock, and the NBC Sports. Watch the 2025 Preakness States on Fubo 2025 Preakness Stakes post positions Here's where each horse landed, and morning-line odds: Goal Oriented (Flavien Prat) | early odds: 6-1 Journalism (Umberto Rispoli) | early odds: 8-5 American Promise (Nik Juarez) | early odds: 15-1 Heart of Honor (Saffie Osborne) | early odds: 12-1 Pay Billy (Raul Mena) | early odds: 20-1 River Thames (Irad Ortiz Jr.) | early odds: 9-2 Sandman (John Velazquez) | early odds: 4-1 Clever Again (Jose Ortiz) | early odds: 5-1 Gosger (Luis Saez) | early odds: 20-1 The Kentucky Derby winner trained by Bill Mott, Sovereignty, will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, disappointing hopes for a Triple Crown winner for the seventh consecutive year. The Triple Crown, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, is one of the most coveted titles in horse racing. Sovereignty's victory over the favorite Journalism at Churchill Downs, with a time of 2:02.31, was a surprise. His withdrawal from the Preakness Stakes was an even bigger shock. The purse amount for the 150th annual Preakness Stakes has not yet been disclosed. Last year's winner, Seize The Gray, received a Woodlawn Vase and $1.2 million from the total $2 million purse. Every Kentucky Derby-winning trainer has the same day-after script when it comes to bringing their horse to the Preakness. And the line is usually some non-committal variation of 'they'll tell us' if they're physically ready to run back just two weeks later in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Well, Bill Mott wasn't kidding Sunday, the morning after Sovereignty's victory. You could almost see the thought bubble forming around his words, telling everyone not to be too surprised if he and the management team at Godolphin, which owns the horse, decided to take a pass on Baltimore. — Dan Wolken Triple Crown: As Sovereignty skips Preakness, time for horse racing to realize Triple Crown must change The Courier Journal: Journalism to win (2-3-8 finish) Ed DeRosa writes, "As I discussed in a Courier Journal video, the win pool of this race will be very interesting given how inefficient that same pool was in the Kentucky Derby. I am referencing No. 2 Journalism being 3-1 in the win pool but closer to 2-1 in other pools. Sovereignty was the fourth choice in win wagering but second choice in the other pools. I bring this up because there is no sense trying to get cute with exactas, trifectas and such when a horse like Journalism — easily one of the top 3-year-olds in the country and the best/most accomplished horse on paper among this group — might be more than even money. I will bet him to win at odds of 6-5 or better. No. 3 American Promise should run better here than in the Derby. That seven-week layoff is an eternity for a D. Wayne Lukas trainee. No. 8 Clever Again is the 'new shooter' with the heaviest artillery." NBC Sports: Clever Again Staff writes the following with an added finish order: "For the Preakness, I am looking at the newcomers to the Triple Crown trail for a winner. Clever Again, Goal Oriented and River Thames all have potential to improve here. Clever Again was very impressive at Oaklawn in the Hot Springs Stakes, and as a son of American Pharoah, he should have no problem with the distance. The allowance race win by Goal Oriented at Churchill on Derby Day was tremendous, and he's undefeated in two starts with a license to get better. And as impressive as Sovereignty was in the Derby, we shouldn't forget that the horse that finished a neck behind him in the Fountain of Youth Stakes was River Thames. It's tough to separate these horses, but here it is:" Clever Again Goal Oriented Journalism River Thames The Preakness Stakes will enjoy its 150th running. It will take place at the iconic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. 2024: Seize the Grey Seize the Grey 2023: National Treasure National Treasure 2022: Early Voting Early Voting 2021: Rombauer Rombauer 2020: Swiss Skydiver Swiss Skydiver 2019: War of Will War of Will 2018: Justify (won Triple Crown) Justify (won Triple Crown) 2017: Cloud Computing Cloud Computing 2016: Exaggerator Exaggerator 2015: American Pharoah (won Triple Crown) It's become a trend in recent years to see Derby winning horses opt out of the Preakness. With load management becoming a more popular training technique, it appears that many trainers are opting out of the Preakness for their horses' health. The short two-week turnaround between the Derby and Preakness can sometimes prevent horses from recovering fully after their race at Churchill Downs. Even Sovereignty's trainer, Bill Mott, hinted that he'd rather focus on the Belmont Stakes, which is set for five weeks after the Derby, in order to give Sovereignty more time to recover. While the Triple Crown is a coveted achievement worth chasing, many trainers are focusing on maintaining their horses' health and long-term success instead. Post 6 has produced 17 winners at the event since 1909 with the most recent being 2021 winner Rombauer. Triple Crown winner Justify in 2018 ran out of Post 6 at the Preakness. Here's a full list of the Preakness winners out of Post 6 since 1909: 1915: Rhine Maiden Rhine Maiden 1924: Nelly Morse Nelly Morse 1927: Bostonian Bostonian 1928: Victorian Victorian 1935: Omaha Omaha 1939: Challedon Challedon 1950: Hill Prince Hill Prince 1952: Blue Man Blue Man 1960: Bally Ache Bally Ache 1962: Greek Money Greek Money 1966: Kauai King Kauai King 1974: Little Current Little Current 1983: Deputed Testamony Deputed Testamony 2006: Bernardini Bernardini 2013: Oxbow Oxbow 2018: Justify Justify 2021: Rombauer *All horses listed in order of post position; odds via 1) Goal Oriented 7-1 2) Journalism 6-5 3) American Promise 9-1 4) Heart of Honor 20-1 5) Pay Billy 11-1 6) River Thames 9-1 7) Sandman 5-1 8) Clever Again 5-1 9) Gosger 19-1
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Journalism wins 150th Preakness Stakes
Pre-race favourite Journalism stormed to victory in the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, producing a devastating finish to claim the second leg of US horse racing's Triple Crown. Journalism, ridden by Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli, looked set for more disappointment following his second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby after being boxed in coming down the stretch at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. But after clashing with the Bob Baffert-trained 6-1 shot Goal Oriented, Journalism burst through a gap and reeled in 20-1 outsider Gosger to claim a sensational win. Gosger and 4-1 shot Sandman finished second and third respectively. There was a brief delay as stewards reviewed footage of Journalism's skirmish with Goal Oriented before the Michael McCarthy-trained horse was confirmed as the victor. The 36-year-old Rispoli, the two-time Italian Champion Jockey, said the victory owed everything to Journalism's never say die approach. "I still can't realize what this horse did today," an emotional Rispoli said moments after crossing the line. "I got in trouble at the corner pole. But it's all about him -- it's a pleasure and a privilege to ride a horse like him. "It's just unbelievable. I won one of the legs of the Triple Crown and I'm crying like a kid." Journalism's triumph also marked a fairytale win for California-based trainer McCarthy, who lives in Altadena, one of the Los Angeles communities devastated by deadly wildfires in January. McCarthy said when he saw Journalism seemingly in a hopeless position, boxed in on the rails coming off the final turn, he had feared the worst. "I guess when I saw that, I kind of resigned myself to the fact that it was another fantastic effort and that we were going to come up short," said McCarthy, who had seen Journalism suffer an agonizing near-miss in the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. "I couldn't be prouder of him. In the back of my mind I thought we'd be two for two coming here. But you know what -- I'm just happy to get one of these. They're very, very difficult to win," McCarthy added. While McCarthy's home survived the wildfires earlier this year, the trainer and his family have been displaced from the property due to smoke damage. "We'll get back there, everybody will get back there, we'll rebuild. This is for Altadena," he added. rcw/sev
Japan Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Times
Journalism wins 150th Preakness Stakes
Pre-race favourite Journalism stormed to victory in the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, producing a devastating finish to claim the second leg of U.S. horse racing's Triple Crown. Journalism, ridden by Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli, looked set for more disappointment following his second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby after being boxed in coming down the stretch at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. But after clashing with the Bob Baffert-trained 6-1 shot Goal Oriented, Journalism burst through a gap and reeled in 20-1 outsider Gosger to claim a sensational win. Gosger and 4-1 shot Sandman finished second and third, respectively. There was a brief delay as stewards reviewed footage of Journalism's skirmish with Goal Oriented before the Michael McCarthy-trained horse was confirmed as the victor. The 36-year-old Rispoli said the victory owed everything to Journalism's never-say-die approach. "I still can't realize what this horse did today," an emotional Rispoli said moments after crossing the line. "I got in trouble at the corner pole. But it's all about him — it's a pleasure and a privilege to ride a horse like him. "It's just unbelievable. I won one of the legs of the Triple Crown and I'm crying like a kid." Journalism's triumph also marked a fairy-tale win for California-based trainer McCarthy, who lives in Altadena, one of the Los Angeles communities devastated by deadly wildfires in January. McCarthy said when he saw Journalism seemingly in a hopeless position, boxed in on the rails coming off the final turn, he had feared the worst. "I guess when I saw that, I kind of resigned myself to the fact that it was another fantastic effort and that we were going to come up short," said McCarthy, who had seen Journalism suffer an agonizing near-miss in the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. "I couldn't be prouder of him. In the back of my mind I thought we'd be two for two coming here. But you know what — I'm just happy to get one of these. They're very, very difficult to win," McCarthy added. While McCarthy's home survived the wildfires earlier this year, the trainer and his family have been displaced from the property due to smoke damage. "We'll get back there, everybody will get back there, we'll rebuild. This is for Altadena," he added.
