Preakness Stakes: Why one horse can spoil Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown hopes
USA TODAY Sports’ Dan Wolken discusses Mystik Dan’s chances of winning the Preakness Stakes and why one horse in particular poses a legitimate threat.
The second leg of the Triple Crown of horse racing is here. The 149th Preakness Stakes today will see one of the smaller fields – eight horses – compete for the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
The Preakness Stakes post time is set for approximately 6:50 p.m. ET at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. In the week leading up to the race, Derby winner Mystik Dan moved to the top spot in odds after favorite Muth was scratched from the race with a fever. Muth is one of the horses trained by eight-time Preakness winner Bob Baffert. Last year, Baffert’s horse National Treasure won the Preakness.
Here are each of the post positions for tonight’s Preakness as well as updated odds:
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2024 Preakness Stakes: Post position, odds for each horse
Program number | Post | Horse | Morning-line odds |
1 | 1 | Mugatu | 20-1 |
2 | 2 | Uncle Heavy | 20-1 |
3 | 3 | Catching Freedom | 6-1 |
4 | N/A | Muth | Scratched |
5 | 4 | Mystik Dan | 5-2 |
6 | 5 | Seize the Gray | 15-1 |
7 | 6 | Just Steel | 15-1 |
8 | 7 | Tuscan Gold | 8-1 |
9 | 8 | Imagination | 6-1 |
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How to watch the 2024 Preakness Stakes
- When: Saturday, May 18
- Time: approx. 6:50 p.m. ET
- Where: Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland
- TV: NBC
- Stream: Peacock, YouTube TV, fuboTV
HOW TO WATCH: See who wins the Triple Crown’s second leg with a fuboTV subscription
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