The second leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown will be run tomorrow at Baltimore’s Pimlico racetrack.A field of 14 is entered in the Preakness Stakes. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is the early favorite at 2-1. He’ll run from post position 11.The second favorite, at 9-2, is Dialed In. The Nick Zito-trained horse drew post position 10. Mucho Macho Man, who finished third in the Derby, has early odds of 6-1. He’ll run from post position nine.Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro won’t run in the Preakness because of a heavy spring schedule but is expected to be entered in the Belmont Stakes. Post time at Pimlico is approximately 6:15pm.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
