Preakness Stakes 2022 Live Stream: How to Watch Online

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter is the morning-line favorite for the Preakness.

Fresh off a thrilling Kentucky Derby finish that saw one of the all-time upsets, horse racing’s Triple Crown series returns with the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland.

The race (7:01 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on NBC, with coverage starting at 4 p.m. ET.

If you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the 2022 Preakness Stakes:

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FuboTV

You can watch a live stream of NBC and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2022 Preakness Stakes live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.

DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” NBC is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:

DirecTV Stream Free Trial

Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the 2022 Preakness Stakes live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.

Sling TV

You can watch a live stream of NBC and 45-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package. This option doesn’t come with a free trial, but it’s the cheapest streaming service with USA Network, and you can get $10 off your first month:

Get Sling TV

Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2022 Preakness Stakes live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.

Hulu With Live TV

You can watch a live stream of NBC and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+:

Get Hulu With Live TV

Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2022 Preakness Stakes live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.

Preakness Stakes 2022 Preview

The 147th running of the Preakness Stakes will feature nine horses running for the Black-Eyed Susans and a purse of 1.5 million dollars, but it will be missing the star of the Kentucky Derby.

Rich Strike, the stunning winner of this year’s Derby, will not be competing in Saturday’s Preakness. After shocking the world with the second-largest long-shot win in Derby history at 80-1, Rich Strike’s owners elected to rest the horse and save him for the Belmont Stakes in a few weeks.

The runner-up to Rich Strike in the Derby, Epicenter, is the morning-line favorite in the Preakness at 6-5 odds. Trainer Steve Asmussen looked like he was finally going to enter the winner’s circle in the Kentucky Derby when Epicenter was just strides from a victory until Rich Strike came charging by in the race’s final moments.

Epicenter’s camp was extremely disappointed in the result, but are ready to turn the page towards the next crown jewel in horse racing.

“The only way I can explain it, is it just wasn’t meant to be,” said assistant trainer Scott Blasi following Epicenter’s runner-up finish to Rich Strike in the Derby. “I don’t think anyone saw those fractions coming the first three-quarters of a mile. The race fell apart a little bit as it should have. It is what it is. If you don’t learn to turn the page in this game, you’re going to be upset a lot and have a lot of sleepless nights.”

Epicenter, who has four first-place finishes and two runner-ups in his last six races, will be the heavy favorite going into Saturday’s race against a condensed field.

The second favorite according to the morning-line odds is Early Voting, a horse who finished second in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack on April 9 and opted to skip the Kentucky Derby.

Another popular horse for Saturday’s main event will be Secret Oath, a filly trained by 86-year-old Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas. She won the Kentucky Oaks against fellow fillies and recorded a third-place finish against the males in the Arkansas Derby. If Secret Oath can become the seventh filly to ever win the Preakness, Lukas will add to his legendary trophy case with his seventh Preakness title.

Altogether, there will only be three horses competing in the Preakness that raced in the Derby two weeks ago – Epicenter, Simplification and Happy Jack. Simplification finished fourth and Happy Jack 14th at Churchill Downs.

The post-time for Saturday’s Preakness is 7:01 p.m. ET. Broadcast coverage will begin at 2 p.m. ET on CNBC and will switch over to NBC at 4 p.m. ET.

Here’s a look at the contenders for the 147th Preakness Stakes. Note, the morning-line odds were drawn earlier this week and will be subject to change right up until the race’s post time on Saturday.