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Saffie and Jamie Osborne To Have Runner In 2025 Preakness Stakes – The Second Leg Of The US Triple Crown

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Andy is a horse racing journalist and betting expert who specializes in trends and stats. With his long association with TrainersQuotes and FromTheStables, Andy has also built up solid s with some of the best stables in the UK. Has written for GeeGeez and bookmakers Matchbook and BetBright in the past too, plus was the former sports betting editor of odds comparison site Easyodds and Juicestorm. Has also appeared on betting podcasts for MatchBook and has featured in the popular Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide in the past. Andy's also ghost written for former top jockey Richard Dunwoody and continues to have a monthly column in the Racing Ahead horse racing magazine. Now a regular on Sportscasting giving his views, trends and tips mainly on horse racing - if there's a stat to be explored and it's a sport, Andy is sure to find a betting angle to use. You can also hear Andy's weekly horse racing views and best bets on the popular Final Furlong podcast.

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Published17 May 2025

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Top UK female jockey Saffie Osborne will be jetting off to the US this weekend as she’s been booked to ride Heart Of Honor for her dad Jamie in the $2m Preakness Stakes – which is the second leg of the US Triple Crown.

Saffie Osborne Looks To Create History With 2025 Preakness Stakes Win at Pimlico

Fresh off the news that female jump jockey Rachael Blackmore, who broke many records when riding, is hanging up her riding boots – we could see another milestone reached this Saturday as Saffie Osborne has been booked for a ride in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, Baltimore – by her dad.

No lady rider has ever won the Preakness Stakes.

Osborne, who is the daughter of trainer and former jump jockey Jamie Osborne, has landed a key ride on the family-trained 3 year-old HEART OF HONOR at Pimlico this weekend.

The $2m Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the US Triple Crown – coming two weeks after the Kentucky Derby – and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes, which is the final race in the series.

Heart Of Honor is trained in Lambourn, UK by Jamie Osborne and is no stranger to running overseas – having raced five times at Meydan, Dubai.

He was last seen running an excellent nose second in the Group 2 UAE Derby (watch below) – and on that effort is certainly not without a chance in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, where he’ll take on the Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism.

The horse has been ridden by Saffie Osborne in his last two races – finishing second both times.

Heart Of Honor, who is yet to finish out of the top two, also has the ideal pedigree for US racing – with his sire 2020 Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A.P and is also related to former Breeders’ Cup Classic winner A.P. Indy.

No UK trainer has ever won the Preakness Stakes either – with US handler Bob Baffert, who runs Goal Oriented in 2025, the winning-most stable with eight wins.

Heart Of Honor Horse Profile

  • Age: 3
  • Trainer: Jamie Osborne
  • Jockey: Saffie Osborne
  • Sire: Honor A.P
  • Dam: Ruby Love
  • Runs: 6
  • Top 2 Finishes: 6
  • Wins: 2
  • Total Career Earnings: £272,076

WATCH: Heart Of Honor Running Second in the UAE Derby at Meydan

No Female Jockey Has Ever Won The Preakness Stakes

Saffie Osborne will also be looking to cement her name in the US horse racing hall-of-fame – as no female jockey has ever won the Preakness Stakes.

New Jersey-born jockey Rosie Napravnik has come closest in the race for the ladies – she was third on the D Wayne Lukas-trained Oxbow in 2013.

What Time Will The Preakness Stakes Be Shown In The UK?

The Preakness Stakes will be broadcast at around 7:00pm ET – so with the US-England time difference this means UK horse racing fans can expect to see Saffie Osborne in action at 12:01 GMT – Sunday 18th May.

Preakness Stakes 2025 Race Details

  • 📅Date: Saturday May 17, 2025
  • 🏇Racecourse: Pimlico
  • ⌚Time: 6:50pm ET / 12:01 GMT
  • 💰Purse/Winner: $2m / $1.2m (winner)
  • 📺TV: NBC (Live Stream: You Tube, Peacock, fuboTV)
  • 🎲Preakness Odds 2025: Journalism 8-5 | Sandman 4-1 | River Thames 9-2

WATCH: As Trainer Jamie Osborne Talks To ATR About His Preakness Runner Heart Of Honor

We Have Seen SIX Fillies Win The Preakness Stakes

Despite there being no winning lady jockey in the Preakness (yet) – the race has seen some ‘Girl Power’ with six fillies winning the race for the Black-Eyed Susans in the past.

The first being Flocarline in 1903 and the most recent Swiss Skydiver in 2020.

  • 2020 – Swiss Skydiver
  • 2009 – Rachel Alexandra
  • 1924 – Nellie Morse
  • 1915 – Rhine Maiden
  • 1906 – Whimsical
  • 1903 – Flocarline

2025 Preakness Stakes Runners, Post Positions, Jockeys and Betting Odds

  • 1. Goal Oriented (Flavien Prat) | Odds: 6-1
  • 2. Journalism (Umberto Rispoli) | Odds: 8-5
  • 3. American Promise (Nik Juarez) | Odds:15-1
  • 4. Heart of Honor (Saffie Osborne) | Odds: 12-1
  • 5. Pay Billy (Raul Mena) | Odds: 20-1
  • 6. River Thames (Irad Ortiz Jr.) | Odds: 9-2
  • 7. Sandman (John Velazquez) | Odds: 4-1
  • 8. Clever Again (Jose Ortiz) | Odds: 5-1
  • 9. Gosger (Luis Saez) | Odds: 20-1

WATCH: Seize The Grey Winning The 2024 Preakness Stakes

 

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Andy Newton
Sports Editor

Andy is a horse racing journalist and betting expert who specializes in trends and stats. With his long association with TrainersQuotes and FromTheStables, Andy has also built up solid s with some of the best stables in the UK. Has written for GeeGeez and bookmakers Matchbook and BetBright in the past too, plus was the former sports betting editor of odds comparison site Easyodds and Juicestorm. Has also appeared on betting podcasts for MatchBook and has featured in the popular Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide in the past. Andy's also ghost written for former top jockey Richard Dunwoody and continues to have a monthly column in the Racing Ahead horse racing magazine. Now a regular on Sportscasting giving his views, trends and tips mainly on horse racing - if there's a stat to be explored and it's a sport, Andy is sure to find a betting angle to use. You can also hear Andy's weekly horse racing views and best bets on the popular Final Furlong podcast.

Get to know Andy Newton better
Author photo
Andy Newton Sports Editor

Andy is a horse racing journalist and betting expert who specializes in trends and stats. With his long association with TrainersQuotes and FromTheStables, Andy has also built up solid s with some of the best stables in the UK. Has written for GeeGeez and bookmakers Matchbook and BetBright in the past too, plus was the former sports betting editor of odds comparison site Easyodds and Juicestorm. Has also appeared on betting podcasts for MatchBook and has featured in the popular Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide in the past. Andy's also ghost written for former top jockey Richard Dunwoody and continues to have a monthly column in the Racing Ahead horse racing magazine. Now a regular on Sportscasting giving his views, trends and tips mainly on horse racing - if there's a stat to be explored and it's a sport, Andy is sure to find a betting angle to use. You can also hear Andy's weekly horse racing views and best bets on the popular Final Furlong podcast.

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