Who’ll win the 148th Preakness Stakes? Here are our staff’s selections

Kentucky Derby winner Mage, an 8-5 pick, is the only horse in the Preakness who ran in the Derby.

by Ed Barkowitz, For The Inquirer

Published May 19, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET

Kentucky Derby champion Mage is an 8-5 pick in the 148th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

The Derby champ was picked to win the Preakness by one of our staffers. Here are their selections:

Ed Barkowitz, sportswriter: 1-National Treasure, 5-Red Route One, 3-Mage, 2-Chase the Chaos

Kerith Gabriel, editor: 3-Mage, 1-National Treasure, 8-First Mission, 4-Coffeewithchris

Jeff Neiburg, sports betting producer: 5-Red Route One, 1-National Treasure, 8-First Mission, 7-Blazing Sevens

Luke Reasoner, senior page designer: 8- First Mission, 1-National Treasure, 3-Mage, 7-Blazing Sevens

The 1 3/16-mile race, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, will be televised by NBC, with coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m. Post time is 6:50 p.m.