The horse racing world turns to Baltimore, Md. this week, at which Always Dreaming will continue his pursuit to get a Triple Crown in the next leg, the 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Ridden by John Velazquez and trained by Todd Fletcher, Always Dreaming won the Kentucky Derby nearly two weeks ago as a favored. The horse passes this week as the favored in the Preakness as well, with ancient 10-11 odds to prevail at Pimlico, per OddsShark.
In three of the last five years, the Kentucky Derby winner won the Preakness Stakes, with American Pharoah completing the sport’s first Triple Crown in 37 years at 2015.
Video coverage of the 2017 Preakness Stakes will start at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 20 on NBC, with online streaming accessible via NBC Sports.
At 1??3/16 miles, the Preakness is the shortest of the Triple Crown races. Always Dreaming will learn where he starts with the post position draw on Wednesday.
On Friday, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, a Grade II race among 3-year-old fillies, will soon be run, starting at 5 pm ET on NBCSN. The undercard of this Preakness starts at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday with NBCSN additionally providing coverage of these races.
Preakness week occasions, The Way to observe Wednesday, May 17 Preakness post position draw.
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