India, May 16 -- The stage is set for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, where nine contenders will charge down the historic track at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course this Saturday. Leading the field is Journalism, the morning-line favourite, who returns to the spotlight after a strong second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby earlier this month.

Following Monday's post-position draw held at a local brewery near Baltimore, Journalism was named the early 8-5 favourite for the upcoming Preakness Stakes. Journalism is the son of Curlin, who never came in lower than the fourth position in its long career. Following Journalism with the odds are Sandman at4-1 and River Thames at 9-2, as reported by USA Today.

While these morning-line o...