NBC's coverage of the 149th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course averaged 5.5 million viewers, peaking at one point at 7 million, according to NBC Sports.

NBC Faces Preakness Dip as Racing Mulls Rest and Triple Crown Reset. ... That number was a 24% dip from the 2021 race when 7 million tuned in to see Medina Spirit finish third.

Watch the milestone 150th Preakness Stakes this Saturday, May 17, at 4 PM ET on NBC and Peacock ... while trainer Michael McCarthy is seeking a second Preakness win after winning in 2021.

No. 6: 17 wins in 114 starts (last winner in 2021) No. 7: 14 wins in 105 starts (last winner in 2018) ... The Preakness Stakes is the shortest of the three Triple Crown races at 1 3/16 miles.

"Most trainers hate running their horses back in two weeks," NBC Sports analyst Randy Moss said. "They feel like it's bad for the horses." Beginning in the early 21st century, many of the Derby ...

2025 Preakness horses: Here are the names, posts and jockeys for this year The field for this year's Preakness Stakes has nine horses competing at Pimlico. By Logan Reardon • Published May 15 ...

It was McCarthy’s second Preakness win after Rombauer pulled the upset as an 11-1 long shot in 2021. It wasn’t easy, by any means. Good journalism never is.

In 2022, surprise Derby winner Rich Strike was held out of the Preakness and just 5.3 million people tuned in for Early Voting’s win. That number was a 24% dip from the 2021 race when 7 million ...