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The dirt track at Pimlico Race Course is going to be a sloppy mess, and it appears heavy favorite Justify is all but a lock to cruise to victory in the Preakness Stakes. But despite the terrible weather and seemingly pre-ordained outcome, the show will go on Saturday afternoon, with eight three-year-old colts going to the gate to race for the second leg of the 2018 Triple Crown.

The second leg of the US Triple Crown is set for Saturday from Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, where eight three-year-old colts will line up in the gate and race 1 3/16 miles on the Pimlico dirt for total purse of $1.5 million and the Preakness Stakes title. All eyes will be on Justify as he tries to take another step toward racing immortality.

Much like the Kentucky Oaks kicks off the Kentucky Derby weekend at Churchill Downs, the (G2) Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for three-year-old fillies on Friday at Pimlico Race Course is the precursor to Saturday's Preakness Stakes. In an excellent betting race, 10 are expected to go to the gate to race 1 1/8 miles on the dirt for a total purse of $250,000.

This Saturday will see the running of the 2018 Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Barring any last-minute disaster, it's a given that 2018 Kentucky Derby winner Justify will run in the Preakness as the heavy favorite. Here's a look at the other colts expected to go to the gate and try to deny him the second leg of the Triple Crown.

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With what many are calling the deepest field in years, the 144th Kentucky Derby is set to go on Saturday from Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4 mile race on the Churchill dirt features a pair of colts trying to defy race history, a dangerous invader coming over from Europe, and 17 others looking to make their name as Kentucky Derby champion.

After more than 30 qualifying races for the 2018 Kentucky Derby, field is set for the Run for the Roses on Saturday. The top three-year-old colts in North America and one European invader will go to the track to race 1 1/4 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt track, chasing a purse of $2 million. Here's how they'll line up in the gate.

The most important race for three-year-old fillies in North America, the 2018 Kentucky Oaks is set to go on Friday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race has drawn a full field of 14, and they'll be running 1 1/8 miles on the dirt for a total purse of $1 million, with $600,000 to the winner.