The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby.
The 2024 edition was scheduled for May 18, Race 13, with a post time of 7:01 p.m. EDT and television coverage by NBC and Peacock from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Mystik Dan drew post 5 as the 5-2 second choice, for an expected wet running of the Preakness.
[5] Two days after the draw, Pimlico officials announced that Muth had developed a 103 °F (39 °C) fever and would scratch from the race.
[7] Seize the Grey won the race after leading wire-to-wire, finishing 2+1⁄4 lengths ahead of Mystik Dan.