The Preakness Stakes certainly is the headliner Saturday from Pimlico -- it’s arguably the headliner of horse racing’s entire calendar except for the Kentucky Derby -- but by the time American Pharoah and seven other horses post just after 6:15 p.m. ET, 12 other races will have been run.
Preakness 2015 undercard stakes preview: There’s plenty to watch Saturday from Pimlico
A crowded field in the Dixie Stakes highlights the Preakness undercard.
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Even including the Preakness -- which has a heavy favorite and only eight horses total on a 1 3/16-mile track -- the Grade II Dixie Stakes may have the day’s most crowded and contentious field. Run on the grass at 1 1/16 miles, the $400,000 race for three-year-olds and up features a field full of contenders: The race is full at 14 horses, including several stakes winners and even Skywire, a five-year-old that won the Dixie Stakes in 2013 at age three.
The Dixie Stakes posts at 5:25 p.m. ET.
In all, eight of the 14 races Saturday at Pimlico are stakes, including the Grade I Preakness (race 13), the Grade II Dixie (race 12) and a pair of Grade IIIs in the Maryland Sprint (race 5) and the Gallorette (race 9).
NBCSN’s coverage from Pimlico begins at 2:30 p.m. ET, which switches to NBC at 4:30 p.m. ET. All of the coverage from the day will be available to stream on NBC Sports Live Extra’s website and mobile app.
| Race, surface | Post time (ET) | Purse | Distance | Morning line favorite (odds) |
| Race 1, turf | 10:30 a.m. | $50,000 | 5 furlongs | Finnegan (6-5) |
| 2. Deputed Testamony Starter Hcp, dirt | 11 a.m. | $30,000 | 1 1/16 miles | Stolen Love (6-5) |
| 3. Xpressbet Purse, turf | 11:31 a.m. | $50,000 | 1 1/16 miles | Chiropractor (7-2) |
| 4. James W. Murphy Stakes, turf | 12:02 p.m. | $100,000 | 1 mile | Force the Pass (5-2) |
| 5. Maryland Sprint Hcp (GIII), dirt | 12:39 p.m. | $150,000 | 6 furlongs | Happy My Way (5-2) |
| 6. Good Neighbor's Race, turf | 1:14 p.m. | $52,000 | 5 furlongs | Hooligan (4-1) |
| 7. Sir Barton Stakes, dirt | 1:51 p.m. | $100,000 | 1 1/16 miles | Donworth (2-1) |
| 8. Old Bay Nation Race, turf | 2:35 p.m. | $55,000 | 1 1/16 miles | Loves Last Chance (3-1) |
| 9. Gallorette Hcp. (GIII), turf | 3:19 p.m. | $150,000 | 1 1/16 miles | Hard Not to Like (3-1) |
| 10. Chick Lang Stakes, dirt | 4:04 p.m. | $100,000 | 6 furlongs | Gimme Da Lute (3-1) |
| 11. Very One Stakes, turf | 4:44 p.m. | $100,000 | 5 furlongs | Shrinking Violet (2-1) |
| 12. Dixie Stakes (GII), turf | 5:25 p.m. | $400,000 | 1 1/16 miles | War Correspondent (7-2) |
| 13. Preakness Stakes (GI), dirt | 6:18 p.m. | $1,500,000 | 1 3/16 miles | American Pharoah (4-5) |
| Race 14, dirt | 7:08 p.m. | $52,000 | 1 1/16 miles | Jack O Liam (5-2) |
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