Preakness Stakes 2019

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BALTIMORE -- Improbable is the early favorite to win Preakness Stakes two weeks after he was favored to win the Kentucky Derby.

Most race fans know how that turned out.

But Maximum Security, who crossed the finish line first at the Kentucky Derby, isn't at Preakness Stakes. Neither is Country House, who was declared the Derby winner when Maximum Security was disqualified by stewards for interference.

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In fact, none of the first four horses to get to the wire at the Derby will run in Preakness Stakes.

This is the first time the Derby winner isn't running in Preakness Stakes since 1996, and that means there's no chance of a horse winning the Triple Crown this year. But the 13-horse Preakness field does feature Improbable, War of Will and a handful of fresh challengers -- including last-minute addition Everfast on Wednesday.

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If all 13 get to the starting gate Saturday evening, it'll be the biggest Preakness field since 2009 and one of the most wide-open in recent history.

NBC Sports is home to the 144th Preakness Stakes. Live television coverage of the race, analysis and features will be provided before, during and after the race on NBC, NBC Sports app, NBCSports.com. Coverage on NBCSN begins Friday, May 17 at 3 p.m. ET with the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and continues on Saturday, May 18 at 2 p.m. before moving to NBC at 5 p.m. The post time for Preakness Stakes Stakes race is set for approximately 6:48 p.m. ET. The complete Preakness Stakes broadcast schedule can be found here.

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What time does the 2019 Preakness start?
Saturday’s Preakness Stakes coverage begins at 2 p.m. on NBCSN and switches to NBC at 5 p.m.

What time does the final Preakness race actually begin?
Preakness Stakes post time is set for approximately 6:48 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 18.

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Which horse is favored to win Preakness Stakes?
Improbable is the favorite to win Preakness Stakes at 5-2. Improbable is followed by Alwaysmining at 8-1.

Here are the horses to watch in the 144th running of Preakness Stakes on Saturday:

IMPROBABLE (Post No. 4, 5-2 odds)

The Bob Baffert-trained colt is expected to be the morning line Preakness favorite after going off as the 4-1 first choice in wagering in the Derby. Baffert trained the past two Triple Crown winners, Justify last year and American Pharoah in 2015, and reunites with jockey Mike Smith, who will be aboard Improbable in Preakness Stakes.

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The Derby was Improbable's first time not finishing first or second in his career, and the smart money is on that not happening again.

"I certainly think that we haven't seen his best race yet, although he showed signs of brilliance at different times," Smith said, adding he hopes he can "get him to run one of those A-plus races. He's not without a huge chance of winning the whole thing."

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When 19 horses turned for home at Churchill Downs on May 4, Norm Casse turned to his father, Mark, and said, "You're going to win the Kentucky Derby." It wasn't to be as Maximum Security cut in front of War of Will, forcing him to slow down, and Mark Casse's horse was placed seventh after the DQ.

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Without Maximum Security or Country House in Preakness Stakes, War of Will could be primed to close the gap this time and give Casse his first Triple Crown victory.

"Not a whole lot of things went right for us in the Kentucky Derby and he got beat (by) four lengths," Casse said. "That speaks volumes. I think in Preakness Stakes, speed usually does a little better, it's a little shorter (and) he should be extremely tough."

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A ninth-place showing in the Derby aside, Win Win Win is the best chance for a hometown victory in Preakness Stakes. Trainer Michael Trombetta, who's based at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Maryland, saddled Win Win Win for two victories and a second-place finish at nearby Laurel Park and is entering a horse in Preakness Stakes for just the second time.

The first time was 2006 in the infamous race when Barbaro was pulled up and Trombetta's Sweetnorthernsaint was second to Bernardini. Win Win Win does have Preakness-winning pedigree in a lineage with Smarty Jones and Sunday Silence.

"He's been doing well and training well," Trombetta said. "We're looking forward to getting back and have a little luck."

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A lot would have to go right for Market King to win Preakness Stakes, but the same could've been said for Country House in the Derby. But 83-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has won Preakness Stakes five times and said his horses always seem to run better at Pimlico for whatever reason.

Market King hasn't run since April 6 and is fresher than some of the other horses in the field. Lukas isn't sure if his horse can go the 1 3/16 mile but is giving it a shot based on Market King's recent workouts.

"I think he's really on his game," Lukas said of his 44th career Preakness entry. "He needs to step forward. He has to step forward to be competitive."

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