Preakness Stakes 2019: Everything you need to know about the 13 horses racing in the second leg of the Triple Crown

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This Saturday, 13 horses will run in the Preakness Stakes, the second race of the Triple Crown.
Post positions and the morning line were set on Wednesday, finalizing the field for the "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans."
After the controversial finish to the Kentucky Derby, the field is wide open, with some familiar faces expected to contend, and a few other horses that skipped the Derby competing as well.
Country House, who won the Kentucky Derby after a highly-debated review, will not run in the Preakness, meaning there will be no Triple Crown winner this year.
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The Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing continues this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course with the running of the Preakness Stakes.

The "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" will feature 13 horses, with the winner taking home the second of the three biggest prizes in horse racing.

This year’s Preakness won’t hold the tension that previous runnings had, as we already know that the Triple Crown will not be won this year. Kentucky Derby winner Country House is skipping the race, and Maximum Security, who crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs first but was later disqualified, will be skipping the race as well.

Still, Saturday should be a great day of racing, with the wide-open field making for a compelling race that could see yet another long shot come through and win.

Take a look below as we go gate-by-gate with everything you need to know about the 13 horses entering the starting gate at Pimlico on Saturday.

1. War of Will (4/1)

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Trainer/Jockey: Mark Casse/Tyler Gaffalione

Career wins: 3

Recent result: 7th at Kentucky Derby

One thing to know: War of Will had the unfortunate luck of drawing the first post at both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. That said, this race should be a bit easier to fight out of the rail from than Churchill Downs, as the field is significantly less crowded.

2. Bourbon War (12/1)

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everTrainer/Jockey: Mark Hennig/Irad Ortiz Jr.

Career wins: 2

Recent result: 4th at Florida Derby

One thing to know: Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rode Bob Baffert’s Improbable at the Kentucky Derby, but switched over to Bourbon War ahead of the Preakness. Bourbon War’s fourth-place finish at the Florida Derby wasn’t ideal, but it came behind three horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby, only one of which will be present at Pimlico.

3. Warrior’s Charge (12/1)

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Trainer/Jockey: Brad Cox/Javier Castellano

Career wins: 2

Recent result: 1st at Oaklawn Park

One thing to know: Warrior’s Charge has won his past two races and never finished lower than third in four career starts. This will be the most challenging field he’s ever faced, and while it’d be a shock if he won, he’s an interesting play to round out trifectas and superfectas.

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