Gene Menez, who hammered the Kentucky Derby exacta and trifecta for a $1,045 payout, reveals his 2025 Preakness Stakes bets and 2025 Preakness Stakes betting strategy for Pimlico Race Course

Just as he was in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby a couple of weeks ago, Journalism (8-5) is the favorite following the Draw for Post Positions for the 150th Preakness Stakes. Journalism drew the No. 2 post Monday in a field of nine for the $2 million, second leg of the Triple Crown.

Worth a wager: D. Wayne Lukas has had 48 Preakness starters. His seven winners are just one behind Bob Baffert’s eight. Was American’s Promising victory at Virginia an illusion? Does best racing on the lead. Gets there. Fades to sixth.