2014 Preakness Stakes post time, TV coverage and live stream
Favorite California Chrome will start from post position No. 3 at the Preakness. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The 139th Preakness Stakes will take place Saturday in Baltimore. California Chrome is the betting favorite after his Kentucky Derby win.
SI.com's Tim Layden wrote about how the horse is running for validation on Saturday:
"It is the Preakness that decides whether a horse -- and that horse's story -- will be given life beyond a single weekend. And it is the Preakness that decides whether the Belmont Stakes, run three weeks later in New York will have the special meaning attached to a Triple Crown attempt."
Here’s what you need to know before the race:
Where: Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore
When: Saturday, May 17
Race Time: 6:18 p.m. ET
Television: Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. on NBC. Live streaming will be on NBC Live Extra.
Favorite: California Chrome
Post Positions: Full list of expected starters
For more information, read SI.com senior writer Tim Layden's Preakness Stakes preview.
Betting: The latest odds
Track Distance: 1 3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs)
Track record: 1:52.2, Farma Way, 1991
Preakness record: 1:53.00, Secretariat, 1973
Purse: $1.5 million
More SI.com Preakness Stakes coverage:
GALLERY: How past Preakness Stakes favorites fared
LAYDEN: California Chrome runs for validation at Preakness
LAYDEN: Kentucky Derby win reunites California Chrome jockey with ailing brother
