Preakness Stakes 2024: Time, Horses, Odds, How To Watch

BALTIMORE, MD — The 149th running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg and Middle Jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, is set for Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, this year's eight-horse, $2 million race is two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes. Post time this year is 6:57 p.m.

Conditions could be messy, with the National Weather Service forecasting likely showers and the possibility of thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Otherwise, conditions will be cloudy with a high near 71 degrees.

Preakness favorite Muth was ruled out of the race Wednesday after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a clearer path through the second leg of the Triple Crown.

“We are sick about this. The horse had been doing really well,” Baffert said. “But we have to do what’s right by the horse.”

At the post-position draw Monday, Muth opened as the 8-5 favorite, with Mystik Dan second at 5-2 and Imagination and Brad Cox-trained Catching Freedom tied for third at 6-1. Catching Freedom has stood out on the track for his feistiness, but Muth was widely considered the horse to beat, with his front-running speed making it a bigger challenge for Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.

Here's a look at the horses running this year's Preakness, odds and post position:

1. Mugatu (20-1)
2. Uncle Heavy (20-1)
3. Catching Freedom (6-1)
4. Muth (8-5)
5. Mystik Dan (5-2)
6. Seize the Grey (15-1)
7. Just Steel (15-1)
8. Tuscan Gold (8-1)
9. Imagination (6-1)

How to watch

Coverage of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes will be from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. E.T. on CNBC and moves to NBC from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. E.T. Fans can also watch on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, Peacock or fuboTV (try for free).

If you want to attend in person, ticket information is available online.

Preakness Live

These performers will be featured at Preakness on race day. Doors open at 10 a.m.

• Jack Harlow
• Gryffin
• Channel Tres
• Frank Walker
• Chantel Jeffries

Buy tickets online.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.