There’s only one way that Maryland-born and raised Nik Juarez’s homecoming this week could be any better. “It’s monumental to be at Pimlico,” the 31-year-old jockey and fourth-generation horseman said. “One, to ride the Preakness. But let’s win it.”
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Team Behind Heart of Honor Excited to ‘Give it a Shot’ in Preakness
If trainer Jamie Osborne and Heart of Honor, his entry in the May 17 Preakness Stakes, seem out of place at Pimlico Race Course it’s probably because there hasn’t been a starter in the second leg of the Triple Crown bred outside of North America since th
Former Pro Baseball Player Gosger Hopes Namesake Hits Home Run in Preakness
This is the story of an obscure big-league baseball journeyman from a half-century ago and the Preakness Stakes horse that bears his name. Jim Gosger is the former ballplayer, now an 82-year-old Michigan man who bounced around the Majors in the 1960s and ’70s with six different clubs, was the last batter to face immortal pitcher Satchel Paige, and who was once declared dead by the New York Mets.
Where to Watch/Listen: Preakness Stakes Week 2025
Two weeks ago, national television viewership of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve reached its best mark since 1989, and the momentum will hopefully continue through the upcoming Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico.
