Two Days, 28 Races, 15 Stakes — Here’s Every Bet Available
Preakness 151 moves to Laurel Park this weekend while Pimlico undergoes its $400 million rebuild, and our friends at 1/st and the Maryland Jockey Club has loaded the wagering menu accordingly. Across Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan card and Saturday’s Preakness Day program, horseplayers have access to three separate two-day wagers, two all-stakes Pick 6 sequences, and a combined $4.175 million in stakes purse money.
Here’s everything you need to know to plan your action.
The Two-Day Wagers
The headline play this weekend is the trio of multi-day pools, all of which carry a mandatory payout on Saturday, May 16. These wagers open on Friday and carry over to Saturday — you lock in your Friday selections and then complete the ticket the following day.
Black-Eyed Susan / Preakness Daily Double
This one is straightforward: pick the winner of Friday’s George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (Race 13, 6:14 PM ET) and Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (Race 13, 7:01 PM ET). The minimum bet is $1, and the takeout is 21%. The BES/PRK DD is available in Friday’s Race 13 wagering menu.
Preakness All Stakes Two Day Pick 5
This is the turf-heavy sequence — three of the five legs are on the grass. The 50-cent minimum and 12% takeout make this one of the most player-friendly wagers of the weekend. The legs:
Leg 1 (Friday): The Very One Stakes — Race 11, 5:02 PM ET, 5½ furlongs on turf, $100,000, 9 starters
Leg 2 (Friday): George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes — Race 13, 6:14 PM ET, 1⅛ miles on dirt, $300,000, 10 starters
Leg 3 (Saturday): Gallorette Stakes (G3) — Race 11, 4:53 PM ET, 1 1/16 miles on turf, $150,000, 8 starters
Leg 4 (Saturday): Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes — Race 12, 5:52 PM ET, 5½ furlongs on turf, $125,000, 11 starters
Leg 5 (Saturday): Preakness Stakes (G1) — Race 13, 7:01 PM ET, 1 3/16 miles on dirt, $2,000,000, 14 starters
Preakness All Dirt Two Day Pick 5
This is the dirt counterpart — all five legs on the main track. Same 50-cent minimum, same 12% takeout, same mandatory payout Saturday. The legs:
Leg 1 (Friday): Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes — Race 10, 4:28 PM ET, 1⅛ miles on dirt, $125,000, 8 starters
Leg 2 (Friday): Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) — Race 12, 5:37 PM ET, 1 3/16 miles on dirt, $250,000, 7 starters
Leg 3 (Saturday): Chick Lang Stakes — Race 7, 2:07 PM ET, 6 furlongs on dirt, $150,000, 8 starters
Leg 4 (Saturday): Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3) — Race 8, 2:48 PM ET, 6 furlongs on dirt, $150,000, 9 starters
Leg 5 (Saturday): Preakness Stakes (G1) — Race 13, 7:01 PM ET, 1 3/16 miles on dirt, $2,000,000, 14 starters
Friday, May 15 — Black-Eyed Susan Day
Fourteen races, first post 11:30 AM ET. Six stakes anchor the afternoon and evening, and all six run consecutively from Race 8 through Race 13.
The All-Stakes Pick 6 Sequence (Race 8 through Race 13)
Friday’s Race 8 Pick 6 covers six straight stakes — every one of them. At many tracks, you’re forced to wade through maiden claimers in multi-race wagers to get to the stakes. Not here. The P6 begins at 3:20 PM ET and runs through the Black-Eyed Susan at 6:14 PM ET:
Race 8 — Miss Preakness Stakes (G3): 6 furlongs, dirt, 3YO fillies, $150,000, 7 starters
Race 9 — Hilltop Stakes: 1 mile, turf, 3YO fillies, $125,000, 7 starters
Race 10 — Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes: 1⅛ miles, dirt, F&M 3+, $125,000, 8 starters
Race 11 — The Very One Stakes: 5½ furlongs, turf, F&M 3+, $100,000, 9 starters
Race 12 — Pimlico Special Stakes (G3): 1 3/16 miles, dirt, 3+, $250,000, 7 starters
Race 13 — George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2): 1⅛ miles, dirt, 3YO fillies, $300,000, 10 starters
Full Friday Wagering Menu
Every race on Friday offers Win/Place/Show, Exacta, Trifecta, and Superfecta. Here’s what else is available by race:
Race 1 (11:30 AM): DD, P3, P5
Race 2 (12:03 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 3 (12:36 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 4 (1:08 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 5 (1:41 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 6 (2:14 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 7 (2:46 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 8 (3:20 PM): DD, P3, P6
Race 9 (3:54 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 10 (4:28 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 11 (5:02 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 12 (5:37 PM): DD, P3
Race 13 (6:14 PM): Pentafecta, BES/PRK Daily Double
Race 14 (6:56 PM): WPS, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta only
Saturday, May 16 — Preakness Day
Fourteen races, first post 10:30 AM ET. Nine stakes on the card, with six running consecutively from Race 8 through Race 13, culminating in the 151st Preakness at 7:01 PM ET.
The All-Stakes Pick 6 Sequence (Race 8 through Race 13)
Just like Friday, Saturday’s Race 8 Pick 6 is all stakes, all the way through the Preakness:
Race 8 — Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3): 6 furlongs, dirt, 3+, $150,000, 9 starters
Race 9 — James W. Murphy Stakes: 1 mile, turf, 3YO, $100,000, 8 starters
Race 10 — Dinner Party Stakes (G3): 1⅛ miles, turf, 3+, $250,000, 7 starters
Race 11 — Gallorette Stakes (G3): 1 1/16 miles, turf, F&M 3+, $150,000, 8 starters
Race 12 — Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes: 5½ furlongs, turf, 3+, $125,000, 11 starters
Race 13 — Preakness Stakes (G1): 1 3/16 miles, dirt, 3YO, $2,000,000, 14 starters
Earlier Saturday Stakes
Three additional stakes run before the Pick 6 sequence begins:
Race 4 (12:16 PM) — Skipat Stakes: 6 furlongs, dirt, F&M 3+, $125,000, 7 starters
Race 6 (1:28 PM) — Sir Barton Stakes: 1 1/16 miles, dirt, 3YO (non-winners of an open sweepstakes), $100,000, 7 starters
Race 7 (2:07 PM) — Chick Lang Stakes: 6 furlongs, dirt, 3YO, $150,000, 8 starters
Full Saturday Wagering Menu
Again, every race offers Win/Place/Show, Exacta, Trifecta, and Superfecta as the base. Additional wagers by race:
Race 1 (10:30 AM): DD, P3, P5
Race 2 (11:05 AM): DD, P3, P4
Race 3 (11:41 AM): DD, P3, P5
Race 4 (12:16 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 5 (12:51 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 6 (1:28 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 7 (2:07 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 8 (2:48 PM): DD, P3, P6
Race 9 (3:30 PM): DD, P3, P5
Race 10 (4:11 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 11 (4:53 PM): DD, P3, P4
Race 12 (5:52 PM): DD, P3
Race 13 (7:01 PM): Pentafecta, Daily Double
Race 14 (7:43 PM): WPS, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta only
Key Wagering Notes
The two-day Pick 5 pools both carry a 12% takeout — significantly lower than the standard multi-race takeout at most tracks. Combined with the mandatory payout, these are the best-value wagers of the weekend from a pure structure standpoint.
The BES/PRK Daily Double at 21% takeout is standard for doubles, but the appeal is the cross-day connection: you’re linking the two signature races of the weekend in a single pool.
Both days feature an identical wagering architecture — the all-stakes Pick 6 begins at Race 8, Daily Doubles and Pick 3s run throughout, and the final race each day is a standalone (WPS/EX/TRI/SF only, no carryover pools).
For the full Preakness 151 wagering experience, visit preakness.com/two-day-wager.
