While drawing the rail is seen as a disadvantage in the Kentucky Derby, the same can't be said for drawing the No. 1 post in the 2025 Preakness Stakes. Three of the last 10 Preakness winners have started from the rail,

This will be the final horse race at the track ahead of demolition and a major reconstruction project, which will impact Pimlico and the surrounding Park Heights neighborhood.

The 2025 Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday, May 17, at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore. The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the field for the Preakness will feature nine horses, but it’s one that isn’t in the field making the most noise.