The 2024 Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Post time for the second leg of the Triple Crown is at 6:50 p.m. ET and the 2024 Preakness Stakes field could include up to 10 new entries from what we saw last week at Churchill Downs. Just Steel finished 17th in the Kentucky Derby, but trainer D. Wayne Lukas is hoping this son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify will get a better trip against a smaller group of 2024 Preakness Stakes horses, Just Steel is 10-1 in the 2024 Preakness Stakes odds, while Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is being considered to run at Pimlico and is 3-1.
Arkansas Derby winner Muth wasn’t eligible for the Kentucky Derby because of Bob Baffert’s suspension, but he’s the 10-11 favorite in the 2024 Preakness Stakes futures. Before making any 2024 Preakness Stakes picks, be sure to see the horse racing predictions and futures bets from SportsLine’s elite horse racing expert Jody Demling by joining SportsLine using your CBS Sports account. Just create a free CBS Sports account and then sign up for SportsLine. We’ll do the rest.
A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling enters the 2024 Kentucky Derby having nailed the winner of the Belmont Stakes four of the last six years, including an exacta in 2022 with Mo Donegal and Nest. He also called Flightline’s win at the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November of that year.
Demling is at his best in the biggest horse races in the world like the Preakness Stakes 2024. In fact, he has hit 11 of the last 16 Derby-Oaks doubles at Churchill Downs. He’s also called 10 of the last 19 Preakness winners, including nailing his Preakness winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta picks in 2023. He keenly understands when the Kentucky Derby winner was poised for victory or a massive upset in the second leg of the Triple Crown. Anyone who has followed him is up huge.
Now, with the 2024 Preakness Stakes futures already on the board, Demling is sharing his picks and 2024 Preakness Stakes predictions over at SportsLine. Join SportsLine using your CBS Sports account to see them.
Top 2024 Preakness Stakes predictions
One of Demling’s surprising 2024 Preakness Stakes picks: He is high on Tuscan Gold, even though he’s a 5-1 longshot that didn’t run in the Kentucky Derby. He’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. He’s only run in three races, but his pedigree is one of the best in the field, with sire Medaglia d’Oro winning seven graded-stakes races and grandsire Curlin winning the 2007 Preakness Stakes.
Mare Valadorna was also a graded stakes winner (2018 Doubledog Dare) who finished second in the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and third in the 2017 Rachel Alexandra. Tuscan Gold broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park in late-January and finished third in the Louisiana Derby behind Kentucky Derby horses Catching Freedom and Honor Marie. His speed figures have improved in every start and trainer Chad Brown, two-time Preakness winner, has had nearly two months to prep him with the Preakness in mind. See which other horses to back by joining SportsLine through our CBS Sports account.
How to make 2024 Preakness Stakes picks, bets
Demling is especially high a dark-horse who could have a leg-up on the competition because of extra rest. Demling is sharing which horse it is, and also has a surprising prediction for Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan along with his entire projected 2024 Preakness Stakes leaderboard, over at SportsLine. All you need to do is create a free CBS Sports account and then sign up for SportsLine. We’ll do the rest.
Which horse wins the Preakness Stakes 2024, and which dark-horse is a must-back? Check out the latest 2024 Preakness Stakes odds below, then unlock SportsLine through your CBS Sports account to see Demling’s picks for the Preakness Stakes, all from the expert who nailed 11 Derby-Oaks doubles and hit last year’s Preakness Stakes superfecta.