1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Saturday, May 17, 2025

‍PREAKNESS 150
1/ST Preakness Wager Guide | free access, daily updates

EXTRA INCENTIVES
$10,000 Exacta-Thon | Pimlico | today’s races
$10 Money-Back Special | Preakness Stakes | up to $10 back if win bet finishes 2nd, 3rd

TOURNAMENT TIME
$1,500 Preakness Challenge | details
$40 Santa Anita Feeder | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Mandatory Payout Pick 6 | $88,459 | Pimlico | begins Race 8 | 2:48 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 6 | $87,035 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 6 | 3:45 pm ET
Mandatory Payout Super Hi 5 | $19,296 | Pimlico | Race 13 | 7:01 pm ET

1/ST BET AI MOST LIKELY PREAKNESS WINNER
Pimlico | Race 13 | 7:01 pm ET | #2 Journalism (36%)

KEY RACES
Pimlico | Race 4 | 12:16 pm ET | Maryland Sprint Stakes
Pimlico | Race 6 | 1:28 pm ET | Skipat Stakes
Pimlico | Race 7 | 2:07 pm ET | Gallorette Stakes
Pimlico | Race 8 | 2:48 pm ET | Chick Lang Stakes
Pimlico | Race 9 | 3:30 pm ET | Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes
Monmouth | Race 7 | 3:56 pm ET | Spruce Fir Stakes
Pimlico | Race 10 | 4:11 pm ET | Sir Barton Stakes
Woodbine | Race 7 | 4:31 pm ET | Ruling Angel Stakes
Pimlico | Race 11 | 4:53 pm ET | James W. Murphy Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 9 | 5:06 pm ET | Roar Stakes
Pimlico | Race 12 | 5:52 pm ET | Dinner Party Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 11 | 6:17 pm ET | Mr. Steele Stakes
Pimlico | Race 13 | 7:01 pm ET | 150th Preakness Stakes
Pimlico | Race 14 | 7:43 pm ET | UAE President Cup Stakes
Santa Anita | Race 10 | 9:05 pm ET | Mizdirection Stakes
Prairie Meadows | Race 6 | 9:45 pm ET | Golden Circle Stakes
Churchill Downs | Race 9 | 10:11 pm ET | Louisville Stakes

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Belmont at the Big A | Race 8 | 4:47 pm ET
Santa Anita | Race 6 | 6:41 pm ET
Churchill Downs | Race 6 | 8:30 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Steve Asmussen| Pimlico, Churchill Downs | 4 of 5 entrants 5-1 or less morning line

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Pimlico | jockey Flavien Prat | 3 wins, including 2 stakes

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