If it’s the third Saturday in May, get ready to place your bets, because the second jewel of the Triple Crown of horse racing is here: the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The 149th Run for the Black-Eyed Susans will be held Saturday, May 18, post time .
In a hurry? The 2024 Preakness Stakes will be televised on NBC. You can watch it with an antenna, or stream it with Sling Blue for just $40.00/mo – the cheapest streaming service to offer NBC. Save 50% on Sling TV now!
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An American thoroughbred horse race, the Preakness Stakes is held annually two weeks after the Kentucky Derby (at Churchill Downs in early May) and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes (at Belmont Park in June). Preakness is the most highly attended equestrian event in North America after the Derby, followed by the Belmont Stakes, the Breeders’ Cup, and the Kentucky Oaks. The first race was in 1873 and was televised for the first time by CBS in 1948.
Both three-year-old fillies and colts can enter the Preakness, with only six fillies having won it since the inaugural contest – the most recent being Swiss Skydiver in 2020. It’s the shortest Triple Crown race, at 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs).
Winners of the Preakness Stakes are draped in a blanket of yellow flowers decorated to resemble black-eyed Susans, the Maryland state flower (real black-eyed Susans aren’t in season yet).
How to Watch 149th Preakness Stakes on Sling TV
This year, NBC is keeping the second leg of the Triple Crown coverage mostly to itself. Pre-race festivities will air from on CNBC, switching to NBC at as the main race draws nearer and continuing until . Post time for the Preakness Stakes is , and you’ll want to make sure you tune in early because after two minutes it’ll all be over.
Most areas in the US can watch their local NBC station for free with a digital antenna.
NBC on Sling Blue
NBC channels are included in Sling TV‘s Blue plan (depending on location – see below), which costs $40.00/mo and comes with over 40 popular pay channels. CNBC is not one of them, but it is offered in the News Extra add-on for just $6 extra per month. And this bundle is still cheaper than any other streaming service that carries NBC.
Sling Blue can only offer NBC in a limited number of markets around the US. If you live in one of these areas, you’ll be all set:
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- Hartford/New Haven (WVIT)
- Los Angeles (KNBC)
- New York (WNBC)
- Philadelphia (WCAU)
- San Diego (KNSD)
- San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (KNTV)
- Washington, DC (WRC)
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2024 Preakness Stakes Horses
The 149th Preakness Stakes race is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, 2024, at . The slate of contenders currently set to race hasn’t been confirmed yet, but potential contenders are listed below. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan’s trainer, Kenny McPeek, hasn’t confirmed whether the champion will be racing yet but will likely be a high favorite for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown if he does.
- Catalytic
- Catching Freedom
- Copper Tax
- Domestic Product
- Durnoch
- Encino
- Endlessly
- Epix Ride
- Fierceness
- Forever Young
- Grand Mo the First
- Honor Marie
- Imagination
- Imperial Gun
- Informed Patriot
- Just a Touch
- Just Steel
- Le Dom Bro
- Muth
- Mystik Dan
- Patriot Spirit
- Resilience
- Seize the Grey
- Sierra Leone
- Society Man
- Stronghold
- T O Password
- Track Phantom
- Tuscan Gold
- Uncle Heavy
- West Saratoga
Last year, the 2023 Preakness was won by Bob Baffert’s National Treasure and jockey John Velazquez, with Blazing Sevens coming in second and 2023 Derby-winner Mage finishing third.
Wrapping Up
Don’t miss the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes airing May 18 on NBC, and sign up for Sling Blue with 50% off to get the best deal in streaming!
FAQ
Where is the Preakness in 2024?
The Preakness is held at the same location every year: the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It’s been held here annually since 1873, except for a brief time when it was hosted in New York: the 1890 edition took place at Morris Park Racecourse in the Bronx, and between 1894 and 1908 the race was held at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island.
Featured photo: The 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course (2022) by Maryland GovPics under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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