Heading into the Kentucky Derby, the betting favourite was Journalism at 3-1. The horse who was trained by Michael W. McCarthy of Youngstown, Ohio and rode by Umberto Rispoli of San Severino Marche, Italy, finished second to Sovereignty by one and a half lengths.
On Saturday at Pimlico, it was a successful victory for Journalism at the 2025 Preakness Stakes, who won the second leg of the Triple Crown in remarkable fashion. Journalism appeared to be too far back down the stretch run. Near the quarter pole, he was even bumped by Goal Oriented, and significantly back of the leader, Gosger. Then we saw a comeback for the ages, and why so many people liked Journalism to begin with. Journalism ended the Preakness like an absolute rocket on fire. He stormed past the field, and got by Gosger by half a length. One must question if Gosger’s jockey Luis Saez thought the win was in the bag, or if the horse just did not have much energy left. Either way, it was an impressive win for Journalism, who was the 8-5 favourite.
