Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
The 149th running of the $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico Race Course brings together nine 3-year-old colts, with two of them exiting wins in top company.
Another year, another U.S. Triple Crown race clouded by a rainy forecast.
Like the Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve earlier this month, the Preakness Stakes has racing fans and bettors checking their weather app(s) regularly the week of the classic race in hopes of a promising update.