An advantage is the personal political views of the media is so diversified, a sitting politician of any political party or ideology is kept in check, forced to be less corrupt, and is constantly checked and scrutinized for honesty.
The 140th running of the Preakness Stakes is scheduled to begin at 3:18 p.m. PDT on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The second gem in horse racing's Triple Crown will be broadcast on NBC, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Post time is set for 3:05 p.m. The winner earns $900,000 of the $1.5-million... The 140th running of the Preakness Stakes is scheduled to begin at 3:18 p.m. PDT on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The second gem in horse racing's Triple Crown will be broadcast on NBC, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Post time is set for 3:05 p.m. The winner earns $900,000 of the $1.5-million purse. Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah is the favorite to win the Preakness at 4-5 odds. Trainer Bob Baffert also has the second favorite in the race, Dortmund, at 7-2. American Pharoah and Dortmund, though, have the unfavorable positions of the inside posts in the eight-horse field.
The Belmont Stakes is the oldest and longest Triple Crown event. New York banker August Belmont established the Belmont Stakes, which was first run at Jerome Park in the present-day Bronx, in 1867. The race predates the Preakness (first run in 1873) and the Kentucky Derby (first run in 1875). At a distance of a mile and a half, it is the longest of the three races. 9. On five occasions, betting on the Belmont Stakes was as easy as flipping a coin.