Maybe Always Dreaming will race to glory and win horse racing’s Triple Crown at Belmont Park next month. But to get that chance he will first have to win the unpretentious middle jewel of the series, the Preakness Stakes, in Baltimore.
Here’s what we know about this year’s Preakness:
Post time: Saturday, 6:45 p.m.
Distance: 1 3/16 miles, a little less than the Kentucky Derby’s 1 ¼ miles.
TV: NBC, starting at 5 p.m. Prerace coverage, NBCSN, 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Streaming: At NBCSports.