![]() ![]() Baffert's seven Preakness wins are tied for most by a trainer in the race's history. Trainer Bob Baffert will run a horse in a Triple Crown race for the first time since the 2021 Preakness. There will be one familiar face in Maryland outside of Mage and his connections. There also was no Triple Crown possibility in 2020, when the Preakness was run last of the Triple Crown races because of COVID-19 rescheduling.Īlthough most of the contenders are new shooters, Mage's appearance should bring some excitement to the race by giving fans hope for a Triple Crown attempt, which only increase with First Mission's withdrawal. It also happened in 2019, when long shot Country House, who placed first in the Kentucky Derby because of Maximum Security's disqualification, was withdrawn from the Preakness due to illness. That was the case last year, when the connections of Rich Strike, the 80-1 winner of the Kentucky Derby, elected for him to skip the race. That's particularly evident when there's no Kentucky Derby winner in the race. It doesn't have the anticipation of the Kentucky Derby or the potential ramifications of the Belmont Stakes, and trainers of Kentucky Derby horses often choose to skip it to aim for the Belmont in June. The Preakness Stakes is often considered the forgotten leg of the Triple Crown. It will stream live on, the NBC Sports app and Peacock. Coverage will begin on CBNC from 1-4:30 p.m. ![]() It is the 13th of 14 races scheduled at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. ![]() Kentucky Derby winner Mage is the only horse to compete in that race and move on to Preakness, where he will face seven contenders in the Grade I race, which will go off on Saturday at 7:01 p.m. So far, one horse has been scratched from the original eight-horse field, as 8, First Mission (5-2) was withdrawn on Friday morning.įorte is ineligible for the Preakness because of a mandatory two-week stint on the veterinarian's list. This year's Kentucky Derby featured five scratches, the most since 1936, including morning line favorite Forte, who was ruled out of the race by state veterinarians on the morning of the race because of a foot bruise. The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes doesn't promise nearly as much drama as the Kentucky Derby did two weeks ago. File has been updated to account for news of No. Triple Crown: How to watch and how to bet the PreaknessĪdditional betting analysis provided by Anita Marks. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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