The old Pimlico — some writers have called it America’s worst major sporting event venue — will take its final bow at the 2025 Preakness.

With the announcement that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not compete in the Preakness Stakes comes an opportunity for a potential runner-up from that race to compete for a victory in the second leg of the Triple Crown in Baltimore.

American Promise endured a troubled trip in the Kentucky Derby on the way to a 16th-place finish in a field of 19 horses.

Since its inception in 1873, the Preakness Stakes has become one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. Following the Kentucky Derby and preceding the Belmont Stakes each year, the Preakness Stakes take place on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore,

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Why isn't the Kentucky Derby winner in the Preakness, and other questions answered about the second race of the Triple Crown.

As we mark the 150th running of this historic race, we have an opportunity to do more than celebrate tradition,” writes Maryland’s first lad.