2024 Preakness Stakes: Muth installed as 8-5 favorite

Muth ranks as the morning line favorite for the Preakness (Photo by Benoit Photo)
The post positions have been drawn for Saturday's 149th running of the Preakness (G1).
Arkansas Derby (G1) hero Muth has been installed as the 8-5 favorite on the morning line, with Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan ranking as the 5-2 second choice. They are drawn next to each other in posts 4 and 5, respectively.
Here is the complete field, with morning line odds, for the 1 3/16-mile middle jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico.
Who is racing in the 2024 Preakness Stakes?
PP | Horse Name | ML Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mugatu | 20-1 | Joe Bravo | Jeff Engler |
2 | Uncle Heavy | 20-1 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Robert Reid, Jr. |
3 | Catching Freedom | 6-1 | Flavien Prat | Brad Cox |
4 | Muth | 8-5 | Juan Hernandez | Bob Baffert |
5 | Mystik Dan | 5-2 | Brian Hernandez, Jr. | Kenny McPeek |
6 | Seize the Grey | 15-1 | Jaime Torres | D. Wayne Lukas |
7 | Just Steel | 15-1 | Joel Rosario | D. Wayne Lukas |
8 | Tuscan Gold | 8-1 | Tyler Gaffalione | Chad Brown |
9 | Imagination | 6-1 | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert |