The middle jewel of the Triple Crown is set to be contested in Baltimore, Maryland today, Saturday, May 20. The Preakness Stakes, set two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, is run at Pimlico Racecourse over a distance of 1 3/16ths miles.
Seven horses will head to post this Saturday for their chance at the blanket of black-eyed susans and the history books. Kentucky Derby winner Mage is the sole contender from the Run for the Roses to contest the race, and faces six newcomers to the 2023 Triple Crown.
The field for the G1 Preakness Stakes has connections to several of our Horse Country members, and we will be rooting them on this weekend! Post time for the Preakness Stakes is approximately 7:01 p.m. ET, and the race and all pre-race coverage will be streamed live on NBC, NBCsports.com and the Peacock app.
The G1 Preakness Stakes field, presented in post position order:
- #1 National Treasure
- Sired by Quality Road, standing at Lane’s End Farm.
- Damsire is Medaglia d’Oro, standing at Jonabell Farm.
- Finished 3rd in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland.
- Fueled by Hallway Feeds.
- #2 Chase the Chaos
- Damsire is Uncle Mo, standing at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud.
- Sold at the 2020 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
- #3 Mage
- Born and raised at Runnymede Farm.
- Sold at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
- Fueled by Hallway Feeds while growing up at Runnymede Farm.
- #4 Coffeewithchris
- #5 Red Route One
- Sired by Gun Runner, standing at Three Chimneys Farm.
- Damsire is Tapit, standing at Gainesway Farm.
- Finished 3rd in the G1 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland.
- Perform
- Sold at 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
- Fueled by Hallway Feeds.
- Blazing Sevens
- Consigned by Denali Stud at the 2021 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale.
- Finished 3rd in the G1 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
- Fueled by Hallway Feeds.
- First Mission – SCRATCHED
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