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Catching Freedom: Preakness Stakes Horse Odds, History and Prediction
The second leg of the Triple Crown, the 149th Preakness Stakes, is scheduled for Saturday, May 18th, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Preakness Stakes field of nine horses was drawn on Monday, May 13th.
Catching Freedom is fresh off of a fourth-place finish at the 150th Kentucky Derby and is vying for a Preakness Stakes win as a contender.
Catching Freedom Preakness Stakes Odds and Post Position
Catching Freedom's morning line odds are 6-1.
Catching Freedom drew post position 3.
Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mugatu | Jeff Engler | Joe Bravo | 20-1 |
| 2 | Uncle Heavy | Robert E. Reid Jr. | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 20-1 |
| 3 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 6-1 |
| 4 | Muth | Bob Baffert | Juan Hernandez | 8-5 |
| 5 | Mystik Dan | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 5-2 |
| 6 | Seize the Grey | D. Wayne Lukas | Jaime Torres | 15-1 |
| 7 | Just Steel | D. Wayne Lukas | Joel Rosario | 15-1 |
Catching Freedom Horse Trainer and Jockey
Trainer Brad Cox had wins in 2021 at the Kentucky Derby (Mandaloun via disqualification) and the Belmont Stakes (Essential Quality) and now looks to add a Preakness Stakes victory to his achievement list.
Flavien Prat rode Catching Freedom to his Louisiana Derby win in late March. Prat won the Preakness Stakes in 2021 (Rombauer). The duo finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby this year.
Catching Freedom Race History
Catching Freedom has won half of his six starts and has never finished worse than fourth.
Speed Scores via Equibase.
Date | Track | Race | Finish | Speed Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2024 | Churchill Downs | Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Gr. 1) | 4 | 107 |
| 3/23/2024 | Fair Grounds | Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (Gr. 2) | 1 | 98 |
| 2/17/2024 | Fair Grounds | Risen Star Stakes (Gr. 2) | 3 | 96 |
| 1/1/2024 | Oaklawn Park | Smarty Jones Stakes (Listed) | 1 | 97 |
| 11/9/2023 | Churchill Downs | Allowance Optional Claiming | 4 | 88 |
| 10/1/2023 | Churchill Downs | Maiden Special Weight | 1 | 85 |
Catching Freedom Preakness Stakes Prediction and Pick
Catching Freedom and Prat had a great Kentucky Derby showing but came up short of finishing in the money.
The average Speed Score (95.2) rates out very well for Catching Freedom, and his top speed score (107) shows high-end potential to compete at Pimlico.
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