NEWSLETTER
The second race of the American Triple Crown is on Saturday! The Preakness Stakes is set for May 18. Here’s what you need to know about the race.
Preakness Stakes Post Positions
Check out the post positions for the 2024 Preakness Stakes!
| Post | Horse | Jockey |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mugatu | Joe Bravo |
| 2 | Uncle Heavy | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| 3 | Catching Freedom | Flavien Prat |
| 4 | Muth | Juan Hernandez |
| 5 | Mystik Dan | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| 6 | Seize the Grey | Jaime Torres |
| 7 | Just Steel | Joel Rosario |
| 8 | Tuscan Gold | Tyler Gaffalione |
| 9 | Imagination | Frankie Dettori |
How Important Is Post Position?
There are many factors that influence how well a horse runs at the Preakness Stakes. The Preakness has had a wide range of winners from different post positions. Check out the results from the race’s history.
| Post Position | No. of Winners |
|---|---|
| 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 14 |
| 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 13 |
| 5 | 13 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 8 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 |
| 12 | 3 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 |
When is the Preakness Stakes?
The 2024 Preakness Stakes will be raced on Saturday, May 18. The Preakness Stakes is an annual thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is the third Saturday in May. The race takes place at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
It is the second race of the three most important races of the year that make up the Triple Crown. The first is the Kentucky Derby which takes place on the first Saturday in May. The final race is the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness was first raced on May 27, 1873.
Who Won the 2023 Preakness Stakes?
National Treasure won the 2023 Preakness Stakes by a head over Blazing Stevens. Check out the results from 2023 including the horses and the winnings.
| Finish | Program No. | Horse | Jockey | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | National Treasure | John R. Velazquez | $990,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Blazing Sevens | Irad Ortiz Jr. | $330,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Mage | Javier Castellano | $181,500 |
| 4 | 5 | Red Route One | Joel Rosario | $99,000 |
| 5 | 2 | Chase The Chaos | Sheldon Russell | $49,500 |
| 6 | 6 | Perform | Feargal Lynch | |
| 7 | 4 | Coffeewithchris | Jamie Rodriguez | |
| Scratched | First Mission | Luis Saez |
Recent Preakness Stakes Winners
National Treasure is the most recent winner of the Preakness Stakes while Jusity back in 2018 is the most recent Triple Crown winner. Check out the winners from some of the recent Preakness races along with the times and purses.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Time | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | National Treasure | John R. Velazquez | 1:55.12 | $1,650,000 |
| 2022 | Early Voting | José Ortiz | 1:54.54 | $1,500,000 |
| 2021 | Rombauer | Flavien Prat | 1:53.62 | $1,000,000 |
| 2020 | Swiss Skydiver | Robby Albarado | 1:53.28 | $1,050,000 |
| 2019 | War of Will | Tyler Gaffalione | 1:54.34 | $1,500,000 |
| 2018 | Justify | Mike Smith | 1:55.93 | $1,500,000 |
| 2017 | Cloud Computing | Javier Castellano | 1:55.98 | $1,500,000 |
| 2016 | Exaggerator | Kent Desormeaux | 1:58.31 | $1,500,000 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | 1:58.46 | $1,500,000 |
| 2014 | California Chrome | Victor Espinoza | 1:54.84 | $1,500,000 |
| 2013 | Oxbow | Gary Stevens | 1:57.54 | $1,000,000 |
| 2012 | I’ll Have Another | Mario Gutierrez | 1:55.94 | $1,000,000 |
| 2011 | Shackleford | Jesus Castanon | 1:56.47 | $1,500,000 |
| 2010 | Lookin At Lucky | Martin Garcia | 1:55.47 | $1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin Borel | 1:55.08 | $1,100,000 |
| 2008 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux | 1:54.86 | $1,000,000 |
| 2007 | Curlin | Robby Albarado | 1:53.46 | $1,000,000 |
| 2006 | Bernardini | Javier Castellano | 1:54.65 | $1,000,000 |
| 2005 | Afleet Alex | Jeremy Rose | 1:55.04 | $1,000,000 |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | Stewart Elliott | 1:55.59 | $1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | Jose Santos | 1:55.61 | $1,000,000 |
| 2002 | War Emblem | Victor Espinoza | 1:56.40 | $1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Point Given | Gary Stevens | 1:55.40 | $1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Red Bullet | Jerry Bailey | 1:56.00 | $1,000,000 |
Mystik Dan Looks To Take Preakness Aftering Winning Derby
Does Mystik Dan have what it takes to win the Triple Crown? After winning the 2024 Kentucky Derby, the Stakes is next up on the list of the three biggest races of the year. There hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner since 2018 when Justify accomplished the feat. Before that American Pharoah was a Triple Crown winner in 2015.
13 horses in total have won the Triple Crown with Sir Barton being the first to ever do it back in 1919 despite the phrase not being used at that point. Some journalists started using the term in 1923 but it wasn’t until 1930 that the phrase became commonly used.
