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TVHow to watch Preakness Stakes free stream today: Odds, race start timeUpdated: May. 17, 2025, 3:00 p.m.|Published: May. 17, 2025, 3:00 p.m.Watch Journalism race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday, May 17 in the 150th Preakness Stakes.(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough).st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Khadrice Rollins | [email protected] second of the three major horse races to take place in the spring will happen on Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore where the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes will take place.The race coverage is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on NBC with the race expected to start around 7 p.m. EDT. Fans looking to watch can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial as well as up to $25 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available for streaming the race. Peacock has plans starting at $7.99 a month.This year’s Preakness is already missing something as the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, will not be racing in the second leg of the Triple Crown, meaning there will be no chance of seeing a Triple Crown winner this year.Journalism, the horse that was favored to win the Kentucky Derby, is once again the favorite. Check out the odds for the rest of the race participants below.PostHorse NameOdds1Goal Oriented6-12Journalism8-53American Promise15-14Heart of Honor12-15Pay Billy20-16River Thames9-27Sandman4-18Clever Again5-19Gosger20-1WATCH GAMES FROM ALL SPORTS FOR FREE HEREWhat: 150th Preakness StakesWhen: Saturday, May 17 at 4 p.m. EDTWhere: Pimlico Race Course in BaltimoreStream: DirecTV Stream (free trial); FuboTV (free trial); SlingTV; PeacockBetting: Check out our MA sports betting guide, where you can learn basic terminology, definitions and how to read odds for those interested in learning how to bet in Massachusetts.What is DirecTV Stream?DirecTV Stream offers practically everything DirecTV provides, except for a remote and a streaming device to connect to your television. Sign up now and get three free months of premium channels including MAX, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and Starz.What is FuboTV?FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. From the UEFA Champions League to the WNBA to international tournaments ranging across sports, there’s plenty of options available on FuboTV, which offers a free trial and up to $25 off the first month for new customers.What is Sling TV?Sling TV offers a variety of live programming ranging from news and sports and starting as low as $20 a month for your first month. Subscribers also get a month of DVR Plus free if they sign up now. Choose from a variety of sports packages without long-term contracts and with easy cancellation.What is Peacock?Peacock offers a variety of sports, including: NFL, MLB, NCAA (football and basketball), Premier League, WWE, NASCAR, PGA Tour, and more. The dedicated “Sports” section within Peacock provides replays, news and analysis. Sports airing on NBC, NBC Sports, USA Network, NBC Universo and Telemundo will be available to you if you have the right Peacock plan. Peacock Premium costs $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year. Peacock Premium Plus costs $13.99 per month, and includes all the same content as Peacock Premium, but without ads. Premium Plus subscribers can also download and watch select titles on the go, and stream their local NBC affiliate.RELATED CONTENT:Journalism is the horse to beat in the Preakness. But recent trends show it won’t be easyBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports WriterBALTIMORE (AP) — Leave it to two seasoned, Hall of Fame trainers with 15 combined Preakness Stakes victories to turn up the heat on a competitor a few days before the big race.D. Wayne Lukas said to Michael McCarthy, “I think, Mike, it’s your race to lose.” Bob Baffert jokingly piled on, “Yeah, Mike, it’s your race to lose.”McCarthy’s Journalism is the 8-5 morning line favorite to win the 150th rendition of the Preakness on Saturday after finishing a strong second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty is not running after his team decided to skip it for extra rest and aim for the Belmont Stakes next month, a notable absence that makes the Derby runner-up the top choice in a field of nine.“There’s some other very talented horses, but the horse to beat without a doubt is Journalism,” said Mark Casse, trainer of Preakness contender Sandman, who opened at 4-1 and is set to be ridden by accomplished jockey John Velazquez. “Everybody’s got to beat Journalism. It’s how everybody can rebound and come back in two weeks.”Journalism, Sandman and Lukas’ American Promise are the only Preakness horses who ran in the Derby two weeks ago. Sandman was seventh after struggling with mud getting kicked up into his face, and American Promise finished 16th after running into trouble early and late in the 19-horse race at Churchill Downs that is typically chaotic.Baffert has won the middle leg of the Triple Crown a record eight times and would make it nine if Goal Oriented gets the job done from the inside No. 1 post. Lukas has seven victories in this race and can tie Baffert if American Promise helps him go back-to-back in the Preakness after winning last year with long shot Seize the Grey.“He’s better this week than he was the week before the Derby,” the 89-year-old Lukas said of American Promise, a son of 2018 Triple Crown champion Justify, who was trained by Baffert. “Whether that helps us or not, I don’t know but we got no excuses in this barn. It might be when Journalism gets down with us. I don’t know. We’ll see.”In his next breath, Lukas said, “I think Journalism is beatable.” How so?“Well, we don’t know how he’s going to bounce back in two weeks,” Lukas said. “That’s the first thing, but it’s a different race. It’s nine (horses). It means everybody will probably have a shot at him. It’s a different surface. Obviously it’s shorter. It may not fit him too well.”The Preakness at 1 3/16 miles is slightly shorter than the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby, but there’s optimism about close-to-normal conditions after nearly a week’s worth of rain fell on Baltimore and mucked up the dirt track at Pimlico Race Course. After Journalism galloped through the mud earlier this week, McCarthy quipped of the surface, “I think everyone would hope it’s better by Saturday.”Journalism did just fine in the slop in Louisville two weeks ago, and everything from his pedigree — he’s a son of 2007 Preakness winner Curlin — to his wins in major stakes races in California make him a worthy favorite.“I have a lot of confidence in my horse,” McCarthy said. “He’s coming back in two weeks. Sometimes with good horses, it’s a lot