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This year will mark the 146th running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown

This year's Preakness Stakes is Saturday, May 18, with post time at 6:48 p.m. The race is held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness has. For the 2020 race, see 2020 Preakness Stakes. 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. Preakness 2019 Date: Saturday, May 18 Exact Post Time: 6:48 p.m. Eastern Time TV Channel: NBC/NBC Sports/Facebook Live Tune in to Facebook Live from 10am-2pm, NBC Sports from 2pm-5pm and NBC at 5. A historic 15 weeks after it began, the 2020 Triple Crown drew to a close as Swiss Skydiver crossed the line first in the 145th Preakness Stakes at a spectatorless Pimlico to become the sixth filly to win the race. She was the first filly to run in the Preakness since Ria Antonia in 2014, who finished last. The Preakness is normally held as the second leg of racing’s Triple Crown, sandwiching the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. But the pandemic forced it to moved to this Saturday, after the.

As health concerns upended the traditional schedule last year, in 2021 the Preakness is ready to take its traditional place right behind the Kentucky Derby. So watch for all the action to take place at Pimlico on Saturday, May 15, 2021 with live television coverage on NBC beginning at 4:30PM ET with a post time set at 5:45 PM ET.

2021 Preakness Stakes contenders

As always, watch for the 2021 Kentucky Derby favorites to enter into Preakness contention as the major race season kicks off in May.

So far, contenders at the 2021 Kentucky Derby include Life is Good and Essential Quality, both with 8-1 odds.Other favorites include Concert Tour at 10-1, and Greatest Honour and Prevalance both at 16-1.

Meanwhile, watch for the official lineup of 2021 Preakness odds and post positions to be announced on Monday, May 10th.
2020 Preakness rewind

In a surprise outcome, Swiss Skydiver became the sixth filly ever to win the Preakness Stakes by beating Kentucky Derby winner Authentic down the home stretch to a photo finish. Coming in third was Jesus' Team.

Swiss Skydiver paid $25.40 to win, $8.40 to place and $5.80 to show.

Authentic paid $3.60 to place and $3.20 to show.

Jesus' Team paid $12.20 to show.

Preakness Stakes fun facts

• The Preakness is named after the horse who won the first stakes ever run in Pimlico when its doors first opened on May 27, 1873.
• The Preakness Stakes is sometimes dubbed 'The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans' because a blanket of Viking daisies, decorated to look like Black-eyed Susans, is traditionally placed around the winner's neck. Actual Black-eyed Susans -- the state flower of Maryland -- are not in season during the Preakness.

• The official drink of the Preakness Stakes is the Black Eyed Susan cocktail made with orange juice and vodka.
• The Friday before the Preakness is Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico, where a party atmosphere prevails, including the running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and appearances by notable female jockeys.
• While pre-race celebrations in Baltimore last for days, the actual Preakness Stakes race lasts an average 2 1/2 minutes.

The Run for the Preakness around the Web:

Elsewhere on the Web, learn more about the race for the Black Eyed Susans (Maryland's state flower) with a look at the odds, Preakness Stakes' most famous races in stories and pictures, along with Preakness party ideas, and background history on the famous Woodlawn Vase winner's trophy ...

2021 Preakness at Pimlico - The scene of all the action with seating, ticket and parking info, visitor accommodations and related Maryland attractions, feature stories and profiles, history and trivia, and lots more as the big race draws near...

Preakness Stakes - Complete Wikipedia overview including history and controversy, as well as facts and information on the modern race, including a complete list of winners, most wins and records with related resources.

The Woodlawn Vase and the Preakness Stakes - The famous winner's trophy designed by Tiffany & Co. with a long and fascinating history, clickable photo.

also see -> Kentucky Derby Belmont

Preakness Party Ideas

Preakness Party Tips - Complete recipes for those luscious Maryland crab cakes and mixology for the Black-Eyed Susan, the traditional drink of the Preakness...

Triple Crown Recipes at StarChefs - The complete menu including Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes party ideas with a nod to the Preakness in a lip-smacking recipe for Maryland Fried Chicken and Maryland crab cakes.

Preakness Cocktail - A scotch concoction to help celebrate the day.

Millemark Equine Postcard Center - Say 'hay!' with a selection of lovely photos to send as free e-invitations to the party.

It may be October, but the final leg of the 2020 Triple Crown — the Preakness — has finally arrived

Traditionally the second leg of the Triple Crown and held in mid-May, the 145th Preakness Stakes instead wraps up the Triple crown in front of an empty Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

The race will be without much added drama this year as Belmont winner and Derby runner-up Tiz the Law will skip a rematch with Derby victor Authentic. Tiz the Law will focus his training for the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup instead.

Authentic, trained by Bob Baffert, will run in the 1 3/16-mile Preakness, and headlines an 11-horse field. One other Baffert-trained horse, Thousand Words, will likely provide the stiffest competition to the Derby winner. Thousand Words was one of the favorites to win the Kentucky Derby but was a last-minute scratch after falling in the paddock moments before post.

Sporting News has you covered on how to watch the 2020 Preakness, including TV coverage, post time, horses running and more:

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What time is the Preakness today?

TV coverage: NBC, fuboTV
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3
Post time: 5:40 p.m.

Coverage of the 145th Preakness begins at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. Post time is scheduled for 20 minutes before coverage concludes at 6 p.m.

What channel is the Preakness on?

TV channel: NBC
Live stream: NBCSports.com

NBC broadcasts the Preakness at 4:30 p.m. ET, carrying coverage all the way through the 5:40 p.m. post time with coverage wrapping at 6. Another option to view the race is fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.

MORE: Full betting guide for 2020 Preakness Stakes

Preakness horses 2020

The 2020 Preakness includes 11 horses and jockeys, led by favorite Authentic who will be jockeyed by Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee John Velazquez. Velazquez rode Authentic in the Derby as well.