What’s next? JournalismAmazing winner of Preakness 2025 Saturday?
It was a TBD in Pimlico on a Sunday morning. stay tuned.
Certainly Michael McCarthy will train, and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stubble, Bob Lapenta, Elaine Stables 5, Coolmore Trio Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith will leave Pimlico for a day or two. The historic facility has been demolished and rebuilt, and no horse has been trained on the premises for nearly two years while the new facility is being constructed.
Preakness 2025: Journalism squeezes his way of winning.
McCarthy and Aron Wellman, founders and presidents of Eclipse Torralbreds and managing partners of ownership groups, said that it could be shipped to Saratoga or McCarthy’s Kentucky Base at McCarthy’s Kentucky Base as Journalism will be considered at Belmont Stakes on June 7th at Saratoga. McCarthy, whose main stable is in Santa Anita, Southern California, said decisions will be made on where to go in a day or two.
On Sunday morning, McCarthy said Saratoga sounded like a more likely destination.
“It puts him in a running position,” McCarthy said. “He was able to hang out for a week or two back in Churchill Downs and go to Saratoga. But it seems a bit counterproductive to be here to talk about it, whether it’s plane or Van, or anything.”
In Belmont, journalism was able to meet sovereignty and won a duel at the Kentucky Derby on May 3rd.
“We’ll do the same analysis we’ve experienced between Derby and Preakness,” Wellman said. “The horse in Stall 33 will tell you if he’s ready to go back in three weeks. That’s what we want to do. That’s logistically prepared if he gives him a green light.
McCarthy again looked into the horse on Saturday night and Sunday morning, saying he had experienced a pivotal physical incident at the top of the unharmed stretch.
Under jockey Umberto Rispoli, journalism ran around again between goal orientation and cleverly, getting a room to run and chasing the long-shot Gosgar, who had a clear lead near the rails. Despite that issue that prompted the steward’s review, journalism was with Gosgar approaching the wire, winning half the length in a time of 1:55.47.
Wellman said he was surprised by what he saw in the final quarter mile of Preakness, 1 3/16 miles.
“I know I got up and started racing,” he said. “I might have been sitting on the eighth pole, like a head in my lap. I thought he was finished. I’m sad. My daughter (17-year-old Sadie) is emotionally attached to my horse.
“I was just hopeless and devastated for the horses and everyone. When he was clear and free, he began to broaden his course.
McCarthy said he thought he was about to watch the Derby repeat.
While the prospect of seeing sovereignty again with his classic race victory on his resume is intriguing, he said that the journalistic connection is extremely careful when deciding how to proceed.
“I want to see what he’s saying to us,” McCarthy said. “Now we have two races in two weeks. I ate last night. He seems happy with himself. We’ll weigh the pros and cons.
“I was walking down the stairs to Aron last night, so I felt I could be here 2-2. But winning one of these three races is a huge accomplishment.
The journalism team had no revival by their Gatticolt until early Sunday morning.
“It really ignored logic,” Wellman said. “I think anyone who sees a lot of races and is grateful for what these spectacular animals can do, what he did as a matter of courage, courage and courage, and then he will accelerate again and have the physical ability to mow a good horse like Goger.
“I hate using the term impossible, but what he did was impossible. And if you saw it again, Umberto never hit him in the end. I would like to say 75-100 yards.
Sandman. After seeing Sandman finish third in Preakness under first-time rider John Verazques, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Cass spoke about how proud he is of Colt’s efforts. However, there was also frustration.
“Johnny said he thought he would win on three-eighth poles,” Kass said. “But he lost focus.”
Preakness is DJ Stable, St. It was Sandman’s 10th career start, owned by EliasStable, West Point Sorlarbreds and CJ Stables. This year, 5:1-2-2 has been in the opening gate five times, winning, winning second and two-thirds. Casse said he “probably won’t be” Belmont, but next time he saw Sandman, he said Colt could have a change of equipment.
“I don’t like to do that, but we might mess it up,” Kass said. “I gave him plenty of time to grow. (Bellazukes) he said he went down the lanes where he wasn’t concentrated.”
Sandman is scheduled to ship to Belmont Park on Sunday and heads to Saratoga in the summer a week later. His next start could potentially be that The Travers Stakes (G1) will join the ultimate destination, Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), on July 28th and August 23rd, Casse said.
Before Preakness, Sandman took a disappointing 7th place in the Kentucky Derby, following his victory in the Arkansas Derby (G1).
“We want to give him a little break,” Kass said.
Goal orientation. After trading journalism and bumps in the stretch and finishing fourth in Preakness, goal-oriented returns to Santa Anita base at Bob Baffert, Hall of Fame trainer in Southern California.
This time, his son, who made his stakes debut with Preakness only at his third career start, will not run in the Belmont Stakes. Baffert spends time before deciding on the goal-oriented next thing owned by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Dianne Stables, Bob Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan.
“I know he’s a good horse,” Baffert said. “(Journalism) was the best horse. He showed it. The way he made him reminds me a bit of California Chrome (the winner of the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness).
Rodriguez. After missing the first two legs of the triple crown with a sensitive leg bruise, Rodriguez is pointed by Buffate towards Belmont.
The real son has the same ownership group as Goal Oriented. Rodriguez won Wood Memorial (G2) with Aqueduct after finishing third in Journalism (G2) at Santa Anita.
