The 2025 Triple Crown season is heating up, but only a handful know the full story behind horse racing’s most coveted title. Where is the Preakness run this year, and why is the Triple Crown so rare?
The Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, will be held on May 1, 202, at Baltimore’s historic Pimlico Race Course, marking its 150th running The Triple Crown consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbreds: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, run in quick succession each spring
Winning all three races is a monumental feat. In over a century, only 13 horses have captured the Triple Crown: from Sir Barton in 1919 to the most recent, Justify, in 2018 That means it’s been seven years since fans last witnessed a Triple Crown sweep-an achievement so rare that it’s happened just 13 times in 150 years
As anticipation builds for the 2025 season, all eyes are on Pimlico and the select few contenders hoping to join racing’s most exclusive club. Will this be the year the 14th Triple Crown winner emerges? Stay tuned.
