2024 Preakness Stakes
{{Short description|Horse race in the United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox horse race
| name = 149th Preakness Stakes
| class = Grade I stakes race
| horse race = Preakness Stakes
| image =
| caption =
| location = Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| date = {{Start date|2024|5|18}}
| distance = {{convert|1+3/16|mi|furlong km|abbr=on}}
| winning horse = Seize the Grey
| winning time =1:56.82
| final odds = 9.80
| winning jockey = Jaime Torres
| winning trainer = D. Wayne Lukas
| winning owner = MyRacehorse
| surface = Dirt
| attendance = 46,999
| conditions = Muddy (sealed)
| previous = 2023
| next = 2025
}}
The 2024 Preakness Stakes was the 149th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of {{frac|1|3|16}} miles ({{frac|9|1|2}} furlongs; 1,911 metres). The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The 2024 edition was scheduled for May 18, Race 13, with a post time of 7:01 p.m. EDT and television coverage by NBC and Peacock from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET.{{cite news |last1=Ehalt |first1= Bob|title=Muth Favored in Preakness, Mystik Dan Second Choice|url= https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/276856/muth-favored-in-preakness-mystik-dan-second-choice|accessdate=May 17, 2024 |publisher= The Blood-Horse|date=May 18, 2024}}{{cite news |last1= Hershkovich |first1= Eli |title=What Is The Weather Forecast For Preakness Stakes On Saturday, May 18?|url=https://www.thelines.com/preakness-stakes-weather-rain-baltimore-saturday-may-18-2024/ |accessdate=May 16, 2024 |publisher= TheLines.com|date=May 15, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horses/triple/preakness/2024/05/04/when-is-preakness-stakes-2024-date-time-how-to-watch/73539763007/|title=2024 Preakness Stakes: Date, time, how to watch and more to know about 149th race|first=Scooby|last=Axson|website=USA TODAY}} The purse for the 2024 stakes was valued at $2 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/2024-preakness-stakes-post-time-tv-schedule-horses-date-purse|title=2024 Preakness Stakes: Post time, TV schedule, horses, date, length|website=FOX Sports}} The race was won by Seize the Grey.
Entries
A field of 9 was drawn on May 13. Muth drew post 4 as the 8-5 morning line favorite. Mystik Dan drew post 5 as the 5-2 second choice, for an expected wet running of the Preakness.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Maryland weather: Two mostly dry days, then rain returns Preakness weekend|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/15/maryland-weather-preakness/ |accessdate=May 16, 2024 |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 15, 2024}} Two days after the draw, Pimlico officials announced that Muth had developed a {{convert|103|F|C}} fever and would scratch from the race.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/preakness-favorite-muth-out-c9f4c75c0793032a9cf652a3f0458458|title=Preakness favorite Muth ruled out of the 2nd leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever|last=Whyno |first=Stephen|date=15 May 2024|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=15 May 2024}}
Result
File:149th Preakness (53731102902).jpg
With rain falling throughout the day, the track was declared as muddy for the race, the first time since 1939 that the race was run in such conditions.{{cite web|url=https://www.wbaltv.com/article/preakness-stakes-winner-2024-seize-the-grey-baltimore/60834070|title=Seize the day: Seize the Grey wins 149th Preakness Stakes|date=May 18, 2024|accessdate=June 9, 2024|website=wbaltv.com|publisher=Hearst Television, Inc.}} Seize the Grey won the race after leading wire-to-wire, finishing {{fraction|2|1|4}} lengths ahead of Mystik Dan. Seize the Grey's victory was considered an upset victory, with the horse having the third-worst odds at post-time of the nine starters. The victory was the seventh Preakness victory for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/preakness-stakes-mystik-dan-2c27b76792b3b064d30baa07c3466ad3|title=Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid|first=Stephen|last=Whyno|date=May 18, 2024|accessdate=June 9, 2024|website=apnews.com|publisher=The Associated Press}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" |Finish
!scope="col" |Program !scope="col" |Horse !scope="col" |Jockey !scope="col" |Trainer !scope="col" |Morning !scope="col" |Final Odds !scope="col" |Winnings |
|---|
| 1
|6 |Jaime Torres |15-1 |9.80 | |$1,200,000 |
| 2
|5 |5-2 |2.40 |{{fraction|2|1|4}} |$400,000 |
| 3
|3 |Catching Freedom |6-1 |3.70 |{{fraction|2|1|4}} |$220,000 |
| 4
|8 |Tuscan Gold |8-1 |4.40 |{{fraction|8|1|4}} |$120,000 |
| 5
|7 |Just Steel |15-1 |10.40 |{{fraction|10|1|2}} |$60,000 |
| 6
|2 |Uncle Heavy |Robert E. Reid Jr. |20-1 |7.80 |13 | |
| 7
|9 |Imagination |6-1 |4.20 |{{fraction|15|1|2}} | |
| 8
|1 |Mugatu |Jeff Engler |20-1 |17.80 |{{fraction|40|1|2}} | |
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|SCR |4 |Muth |Juan J. Hernandez | | | | |
Track condition: Muddy (sealed)
Times: {{frac|1|4}} mile – 23.98; {{frac|1|2}} mile – 47.33; {{frac|3|4}} mile – 1:11.95; mile – 1:37.53; final – 1:56.82.
Splits for each quarter-mile: (23.98) (23.35) (24.62) (25.58) (19.29)
Payout
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Pgm | Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: right;" | $21.60 | style="text-align: right;" | $8.40 | style="text-align: right;" | $4.40 | ||||
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
| style="text-align: center;" | – | style="text-align: right;" | $4.20 | style="text-align: right;" | $2.80 | ||||
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| style="text-align: center;" | – | style="text-align: center;" | – | style="text-align: right;" | $3.20 |
- $1 Exacta (6-5) $59.70
- $1 Trifecta: (6-5-3) $183.70
- $1 Superfecta: (6-5-3-8) $749.00
- $1 Super High Five (6-5-3-8-7) $2,986.80
Sources:{{Cite web |title=PIMLICO - May 18, 2024 - Race 13 |url=https://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/PIM051824USA13.pdf |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=www.equibase.com}}{{Cite web |last=Ackerman |first=Nathan |date=2024-05-18 |title=Seize the Grey wins the 149th Preakness Stakes |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/horse-racing/news/seize-the-grey-wins-the-2024-preakness-stakes |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official site|www.preakness.com}}
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{{s-aft|after=2024 Belmont Stakes}}
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