India, May 17 -- As the Triple Crown trail shifts to Baltimore for the 150th Preakness Stakes, familiar storylines and fresh opportunities converge at Pimlico. Legendary trainer Bob Baffert, already the winningest in Preakness history with eight titles, returns with the promising yet untested Goal Oriented. Meanwhile, Journalism-gallant in defeat as the Kentucky Derby favourite-now finds himself in the spotlight with Derby winner Sovereignty skipping the second leg. The two make the strongest contenders for the Preakness Stakes 2025, scheduled for Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Flavien Prat, Goal Oriented enters the Preakness undefeated in two starts, including a recent allowance win by three-quarters of a l...