Preakness 2022: When, what time is the race? Will there be a Triple Crown winner?
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By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
With the Kentucky Derby in the rearview mirror, fans will turn their eyes toward the second jewel in horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.
The 147th running of the race is set for Saturday at 7:01 p.m. ET at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, where nine horses are set to run the 1 3/16-mile course.
Preakness hats turn heads Baltimore City Council president Nick Mosby, left, and his wife, Maryland state attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, center, arrive prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) (Terrance Williams/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads A woman wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) (Terrance Williams/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Women wear matching outfits prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads A woman wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads A woman wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) (Terrance Williams/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads People pose for a photograph prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) (Terrance Williams/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Kaitlyn Tauber, wearing a decorative hat, applies lipstick prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Niki Rogers, of Annapolis, Md., wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Myasha Stoneback wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Regina Paschal wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Ribbons are seen on a hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads A woman fans herself to fight off high heat conditions while waiting for the start of an undercard race prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams) (Terrance Williams/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Amina Whittle, of Wilmington, Del., wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
Preakness hats turn heads Crystal Lee wears a decorative hat prior to the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
While the Preakness is the second race in the three races that make up the sport’s Triple Crown, there will not be a Triple Crown winner in 2022. Rich Strike, who was an 80-1 underdog when he won the 2022 Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, will not be running in the 2022 Preakness.
Epicenter is currently listed as the odds-on favorite of winning the race with odds at 6-5.
The Preakness was first run in 1873, and is run two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The fastest time recorded in the race was 1:53.00 by Secretariat in 1973.