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Preakness Stakes 2026: Post time, TV, streaming info, past winners, weather and more

By Yahoo Sports StaffYahoo Sports

Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 Preakness

For the 151st time since 1873, the Preakness Stakes will be run this weekend in Maryland. But, for the first time in over a century, it will not be run at famed Pimlico Race Course. Up to 14 horses will run the 1 3/16-mile race, the second of horse racing’s Triple Crown on the evening of Saturday, May 16.

Here’s what to know about the 2026 Preakness Stakes: When is the 2026 Preakness Stakes? The Preakness occupies its traditional date of the third Saturday in May and post time for “The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans” is set for 6:50 p. m.

ET. The famed race carries that moniker as it’s the name of the blanket of flowers draped over the winning horse. How can I watch the 2026 Preakness Stakes?

NBC owns the broadcast rights for the Preakness and will broadcast it via traditional cable/satellite carriers and stream it via Peacock and NBCSports. com. Where will the 2026 Preakness Stakes be run?