what time does the preakness start
The 140th running of the Preakness Stakes is scheduled to begin at 3:18 p.m. PDT on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The second gem in horse racing's Triple Crown will be broadcast on NBC, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Post time is set for 3:05 p.m. The winner earns $900,000 of the $1.5-million... The 140th running of the Preakness Stakes is scheduled to begin at 3:18 p.m. PDT on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The second gem in horse racing's Triple Crown will be broadcast on NBC, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Post time is set for 3:05 p.m. The winner earns $900,000 of the $1.5-million purse. Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah is the favorite to win the Preakness at 4-5 odds. Trainer Bob Baffert also has the second favorite in the race, Dortmund, at 7-2. American Pharoah and Dortmund, though, have the unfavorable positions of the inside posts in the eight-horse field.