Preakness Stakes 2019 Schedule: Start Time, Where To Watch, How To Stream

• The Preakness Stakes will not feature horses Maximum Security or Country House.
• The winning horse of the Preakness Stakes will take home $1.5 million dollars.

BALTIMORE – Only two weeks after a historic Kentucky Derby finish, Baltimore is set to host the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Although, the possibility of a Triple Crown winner this year has been scratched. Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby but was later disqualified for swerving into other horses’ lanes. Maximum Security’s owner Gary West has since decided to pull his horse from the Preakness Stakes.

“There’s no Triple Crown on the line for us, and there’s no reason to run a horse back in two weeks when you don’t have to,” said West in an interview with NBC.

Country House, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, will also not participate this year due to an illness.

Although, there are still some of the top names in horse racing participating in the 2019 Preakness Stakes including Improbable, War of Will, Bodexpress, and Win Win Win. In what is expected to be the largest Preakness field since 2011, this will surely be a race you don’t want to miss.

How To Watch The 2019 Preakness Stakes On TV:

The Preakness Stakes is set to take place on Saturday, May 18, 2019. NBC will be broadcasting the race live, with the post time set at 6:48 p.m. NBCSN will be hosting the seven-hour coverage of the race beginning at 2:30 pm on NBCSN. The race will take place at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The weather is expected to be cloudy but is not expected to delay the race start time.

How To Stream The 2019 Preakness Stakes

If you’re not able to get in front of a TV in time for the race, you will have the ability to stream the event through NBCsports.com. You can also download the NBC Sports app to be able to quickly pull up the race on your mobile device. This app is available through both the Apple App store and the Google Play store. If you would rather try a different platform, fuboTV offers a seven-day free trial and will also be streaming the 2019 Preakness Stakes.

Which Horse is Favored To Win The 2019 Preakness Stakes?

As of now, the morning line favorite to win the 2019 Preakness Stakes is Improbable at 5-2 odds. Improbable placed fourth in the Kentucky Derby after the disqualification of Maximum Security. Bob Baffert trained both horses and a win from Improbable would secure an eighth Preakness title.

What Comes After The Preakness Stakes?

The final leg of the Triple Crown is the 2019 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. That race will take place on June 8, 2019, exactly two weeks after the Preakness Stakes. The horses that run in the Belmont Stakes will depend on the final results of the Preakness Stakes.

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