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.
Home > Sporting Events > Kentucky Derby > Kentucky Derby 2017. The date of the Kentucky Derby in 2017 is on Saturday, May 6th. The Kentucky Derby is Grade 1 horse race held in Louisville, Kentucky for three-year-old thoroughbreds on the first Saturday of May every year. The race has been run every year since 1875. The race itself is 1 1/4 miles (2 KM) long at the Churchill Downs race track. The Kentucky Derby is the first major horse race in the US Triple Crown of horse racing. The US Triple Crown includes the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.