Preakness Stakes
Station:
NBC (US)
Status:
Running
Start:
2022-05-21
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The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs (1+3⁄16 miles (1,900 m)) on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.First run in 1873, the Preakness Stakes was named by a former Maryland governor after the colt who won the first Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico. The race has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Maryland's state flower is placed across the withers of the winning colt or filly. Attendance at the Preakness Stakes ranks second in North America among equestrian events, surpassed only by the Kentucky Derby.
Preakness Stakes Next Episode Air Date
Next Episode is 'The 151st Preakness Stakes' (Season 2026 Episode 1) and airs on 16 May 2026 15:00 (CDT).
List of episodes
S3E1 - The 149th Preakness Stakes
Live coverage from Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md.
In addition to Mystik Dan (5-2), the 149th Preakness Stakes field features 2024 Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth (the morning-line favorite at 8-5) and 2024 San Felipe Stakes (G2) winner Imagination (6-1), who are both trained by Bob Baffert, 2024 Arkansas Derby (G1) runner-up Just Steel (15-1), and 2024 Pat Day Mile (G2) winner Seize the Grey (15-1).
Air Date: 18 May 2024 15:30 (CDT)
S2024E1 - The 149th Preakness Stakes
Live coverage from Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md.
In addition to Mystik Dan (5-2), the 149th Preakness Stakes field features 2024 Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth (the morning-line favorite at 8-5) and 2024 San Felipe Stakes (G2) winner Imagination (6-1), who are both trained by Bob Baffert, 2024 Arkansas Derby (G1) runner-up Just Steel (15-1), and 2024 Pat Day Mile (G2) winner Seize the Grey (15-1).
Air Date: 18 May 2024 15:30 (CDT)
S4E1 - The 150th Preakness Stakes
Live from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Saturday's Preakness Stakes will be the final event at the historic Pimlico Race Course before the facility is demolished as part of a redevelopment project. The Preakness Stakes will be run at nearby Laurel Park in 2026 before its scheduled return to the upgraded Pimlico Race Course in 2027.
The 150th Preakness Stakes field is headlined by 2025 Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism (the morning-line favorite at 8-5)and 2025 Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman (4-1), who finished 7th in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Also expected to contend are 2025 Hot Springs Stakes (LS) winner Clever Again (5-1), and 2025 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) runner-up River Thames (9-2).
Air Date: 17 May 2025 15:00 (CDT)
S2025E1 - The 150th Preakness Stakes
Live from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Saturday's Preakness Stakes will be the final event at the historic Pimlico Race Course before the facility is demolished as part of a redevelopment project. The Preakness Stakes will be run at nearby Laurel Park in 2026 before its scheduled return to the upgraded Pimlico Race Course in 2027.
The 150th Preakness Stakes field is headlined by 2025 Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism (the morning-line favorite at 8-5)and 2025 Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman (4-1), who finished 7th in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Also expected to contend are 2025 Hot Springs Stakes (LS) winner Clever Again (5-1), and 2025 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) runner-up River Thames (9-2).
Air Date: 17 May 2025 15:00 (CDT)
S2026E1 - The 151st Preakness Stakes
Live from Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland.
Air Date: 16 May 2026 15:00 (CDT)