Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore opened in 1870 and hosted its first Preakness Stakes in 1873. On Saturday, it will once again be the center of the horse racing universe for the 2024 Preakness Stakes. It will be the 149th race for the Black-Eyed Susans and the 2024 Preakness Stakes field will include eight horses. Among the eight horses in the 2024 Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is one of three returning runners from the first leg of the Triple Crown to run the second. Mystik Dan’s chances of winning the second jewel of the Triple Crown were boosted Wednesday with the withdrawal of morning line favorite Muth, who scratched due to a high fever.
Mystik Dan is now the 8-5 favorite in the 2024 Preakness Stakes odds, with Imagination at 3-1 and Catching Freedom at 7-2. Post time for the 2024 Preakness Stakes is 7:01 p.m. ET. Before making any picks for the 2024 Preakness Stakes, be sure to check out horse racing predictions and futures betting from SportsLine’s elite horse racing expert Jody Demling.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has written, spoken and bet on races for years, Demling enters the 2024 Kentucky Derby having won the Belmont Stakes four of the last six years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo. Donegal and Nest. He also discussed Flightline’s win at the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November of that year.
Demling is at his best in the world’s biggest horse races like the 2024 Preakness Stakes. In fact, he has completed 11 of the last 16 Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs. He’s also named 10 of the last 19 Preakness winners, including his picks for Preakness winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta in 2023. He fully understands when the Kentucky Derby winner was poised for victory or a huge upset in the second leg of the Triple Crown. . Everyone who has followed him is in great shape.
Now, with the 2024 Preakness Stakes just around the corner, Demling is sharing his picks and predictions for the 2024 Preakness Stakes on SportsLine. Go here to see them.
Best 2024 Preakness Stakes Predictions
One of Demling’s surprising picks for the 2024 Preakness Stakes: He’s high on Catching Freedom, even though he’s a 7-2 longshot. Catching Freedom has never finished worse than fourth in his career. He is coming off a fourth-place finish at the Kentucky Derby, losing by 1 3/4 lengths to Mystik Dan and two others who were part of the three-way photo finish.
Despite this disappointing result, Catching Freedom will enter the 2024 Preakness Stakes with confidence. He won the Louisiana Derby in March and has won two of his last four starts overall. The Brad Cox-trained horse posted a speed of 99 at Churchill Downs, the highest of his career. Demling notes that Cox “must like something” about Catching Freedom to enter him in the 2024 Preakness Stakes after the quick turnaround, so he’s including him in his Pimlico bets. Find out which other horses to support on SportsLine.
How to Make Picks and Bets on the 2024 Preakness Stakes
Demling in particular is a dark horse who could have a leg up on the competition with extra rest. Demling shares which horse it is and his surprising prediction for Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, along with his entire projected 2024 Preakness Stakes seeding, on SportsLine.
Which horse wins the 2024 Preakness Stakes and which dark horse is a must-win? Check out the latest 2024 Preakness Stakes odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Demling’s Preakness Stakes picks, all from the expert who made 11 Derby-Oaks doubles and hit Preakness Stakes superfecta from last year.
2024 Preakness Stakes Odds, Futures, Horses
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