2017 Preakness Stakes: Where to Watch, Race Time, Post Positions

By NBCSports.comMay 15, 2017, 5:33 PM EDT

Find out where to watch the 142nd Preakness Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan, race times, post positions and pre-race coverage below.

NBCSN kicks off its Preakness Stakes coverage Friday at 3pm ET, higlighted by the Black-Eyed Susan which is one of Pimlico’s oldest stakes races for three-year-old fillies traditionally run the Friday before the Preakness Stakes.

On Saturday, coverage will start on NBCSN at 2:30 pm ET before being thrown over to NBC at 5 pm ET with post time for the Preakness Stakes scheduled for 6:45 pm ET. Those who tune in either on NBCsports.com or who stream from their phone, tablet, or connected TV device via the NBC Sports app will be able to watch the race through a mosaic view of four different camera angles at once.

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All eyes will be on Always Dreaming as he goes for the second leg of the Triple Crown after winning the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago.

Preakness Stakes Schedule

Friday – May 19

Preakness Black-Eyed Susan – 3 PM ET on NBCSN

Saturday – May 20

Preakness Prep – 2:30 PM ET on NBCSN

142nd Preakness Stakes – 5 PM ET on NBC

Post Time for Preakness: 6:45 PM ET on NBC

Po.	Horse	Jockey	Trainer
1	Multiplier	Joel Rosario	Brendan Walsh
2	Cloud Computing	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown
3	Hence	Florent Geroux	Steve Asmussen
4	Always Dreaming	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher
5	Classic Empire	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse
6	Gunnevera	Mike Smith	Antonio Sano
7	Term of Art	Jose Ortiz	Doug O’Neill
8	Senior Investment	Channing Hill	Ken McPeek
9	Lookin at Lee	Corey Lanerie	Steve Asmussen
10	Conquest Mo Money	Jorge Carreno	Miguel Hernandez

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Forte works out, waits for Belmont Stakes clearance

Associated PressMay 27, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT

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NEW YORK — Forte, the early Kentucky Derby favorite who was scratched on the day of the race, worked out in preparation for a possible start in the Belmont Stakes on June 10.

Under regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr., Forte worked five-eighths of a mile for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. It was the colt’s second workout since being scratched from the Derby on May 6.

“It seems like he’s maintained his fitness level,” Pletcher said. “It seems like everything is in good order.”

Forte was placed on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list after being scratched from the Derby because of a bruised right front foot. In order to be removed from the list, the colt had to work in front of a state veterinarian and give a blood sample afterward, the results of which take five days.

“There’s protocols in place and we had to adhere to those and we’re happy that everything went smoothly,” Pletcher said. “We felt confident the horse was in good order or we wouldn’t have been out there twice in the last six days, but you still want to make sure everything went smoothly and we’re happy everything did go well.”

Pletcher said Kingsbarns, who finished 14th in the Kentucky Derby, will miss the Belmont. The colt is showing signs of colic, although he is fine, the trainer said.

Another Pletcher-trained horse, Prove Worthy, is under consideration for the Belmont. He also has Tapit Trice, who finished seventh in the Derby, being pointed toward the Belmont.

Judge grants Churchill Downs’ request for summary judgment to dismiss Bob Baffert’s lawsuit

Associated PressMay 25, 2023, 9:36 PM EDT

Abbey Cutrer/USA TODAY NETWORK

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has granted Churchill Downs’ motion for summary judgment that dismisses Bob Baffert’s claim the track breached due process by suspending the Hall of Fame trainer for two years.

Churchill Downs Inc. suspended Baffert in June 2021 after his now-deceased colt, Medina Spirit, failed a postrace drug test after crossing the finish line first in the 147th Kentucky Derby. The trainer’s request to lift the discipline was denied in February, keeping him out of the Derby for a second consecutive May.

U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings ruled in a 12-page opinion issued Wednesday that Churchill Downs’ suspension of Baffert did not devalue his Kentucky trainer’s license. It cited his purse winnings exceeding $1 million at Keeneland in Lexington and stated that his argument “amounts to a false analogy that distorts caselaw.”

Jennings denied CDI’s motion to stay discovery as moot.

The decision comes less than a week after Baffert-trained colt National Treasure won the Preakness in his first Triple Crown race in two years. His record eighth win in the second jewel of the Triple Crown came hours after another of his horses, Havnameltdown, was euthanized following an injury at Pimlico.

Churchill Downs said in a statement that it was pleased with the court’s favorable ruling as in Baffert’s other cases.

It added, “While he may choose to file baseless appeals, this completes the seemingly endless, arduous and unnecessary litigation proceedings instigated by Mr. Baffert.”

Baffert’s suspension is scheduled to end on June 2, but the track’s release noted its right to extend it “and will communicate our decision” at its conclusion.