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When is the 2023 Preakness Stakes Race?
The 2023 Preakness Stakes will be run on Saturday, May 20, at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland.
2023 Preakness Stakes Post Time
The post time for the 2023 Kentucky Derby is 7:01 pm ET.
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Preakness Stakes Odds – Who is Favorite to Win the Preakness Stakes in 2023?
Kentucky Derby winner Mage, trained by Gustavo Delgado, is the current favorite to win the Preakness Stakes at 8/11 odds, with National Treasure next in the market at 9/4. Below is a list of each horse running in the Preakness Stakes and their odds from FanDuel.
Mage 8/11
National Treasure 9/4
Blazing Sevens 13/2
Red Route One 20/1
Perform 20/1
Coffeewithchris 50/1
Chase The Chaos 80/1
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Preakness Stakes 2023 Horses and Runner-by-Runner Guide
There are 7 horses declared to run in the Preakness Stakes, which is Race 13 on the Saturday card at Pimlico. Former second favorite First Mission was scratched from the field on Friday due to an injury, which saw Mage’s odds cut from 8/5 to 8/11. Below is the name and number of each horse, as well as a quick guide to how they might perform from our horse racing expert.
1 National Treasure
National Treasure ran well for a 3rd place at last year’s Breeders’ Cup meeting, paying for a premature move when blinkered. The Quality Road colt was only 4th in April’s 1m1f Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, getting outpaced at a crucial point before keeping on, but had missed some time beforehand including an intended start in March. He has worked well since, and shapes like he’ll benefit from refitted blinkers. His trainer, Bob Baffert, has won this race 7 times.
2 Chase The Chaos
A 1m1f all-weather stakes winner, but this gelding was well beaten in his last 2 starts on dirt and an AW surface, and there is no evidence that he’s up to this.
3 Mage
Mage gets behind in his races, but has a good surge and built on his earlier promise when winning the 1m2f Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, helped by a strong pace. This race probably won’t be run at such a fast tempo, but he did win his maiden from the front so may be more handily placed this time if he is able to get organised early and, having had only 4 starts, he should have more to give.
4 Coffeewithchris
5 Red Route One
Red Route One came from well back to win a minor 1m1f stakes race at Oaklawn in his latest run, but much more is needed to win this and he has come off Lasix.
6 Perform
7 Blazing Sevens
Blazing Sevens won last year’s 1-mile Grade 1 Champagne on the slop at Aqueduct, but hasn’t progressed as expected, most recently 6l third in 1m1f Grade 1 Blue Grass at Keeneland; however, trainer has twice won this race, including last year, with horses who were beaten in Kentucky Derby preps and skipped Churchill Downs to come here fresh.
2023 Preakness States Picks, Predictions & Best Bets
There are 3 horses to seriously consider in this race. Kentucky Derby winner Mage is the sole runner from the Churchill Downs race, which was only 2 weeks ago, so he faces fresher rivals. He is still capable of being a major contender, but NATIONAL TREASURE is preferred. He didn’t qualify for the Kentucky Derby, as he missed an intended start in March due to a foot issue and could manage only 4th place in the Santa Anita Derby. Still, that wasn’t a bad run after an interrupted preparation and he looks likely to build on it now. He will have blinkers refitted, has the speed to make use of his rail draw, and is going for a trainer who has a strong record in this race. More is needed from Blazing Sevens, but his trainer has form in this race with horses of a similar profile.
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