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Preakness Stakes 2024: Race Details and Betting Information

149th Edition of the Historic Horse Race to be Held on May 18th

Pimlico Race Course to Host G1 Stakes Race

The 149th running of the Preakness Stakes, an American thoroughbred horse race, will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

The race will be held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of the "Triple Crown" series, following the Kentucky Derby and preceding the Belmont Stakes.

The Preakness Stakes is a Grade 1 stakes race, one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. It is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds and is run at a distance of 1 3/16 miles on a dirt track.

The race offers a purse of $1.5 million and is considered a key prep race for the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.

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