The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, which is the second leg of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown is set to go.
For the first time in its 151-year history, the Preakness will not be run at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Laurel Park, about 20 miles south, is hosting the race while Pimlico undergoes a $400 million renovation and revitalization project. The Preakness is expected to return to its historic home in 2027.
Fourteen horses are expected to go to the gate, the largest Preakness field since 2011. Three ran in the Kentucky Derby: Incredibolt, who finished sixth, Icelli, who finished a stunning third at 70-1 odds, and Robusta, who finished 14th.
Iron Honor is the morning line favorite at 9-2 from post 9. The Chad Brown-trained horse was kept off the Kentucky Derby course specifically to show up at the Preakness fresh. Brown has won the Preakness before with this exact strategy, taking it with Cloud Computing in 2017 and Early Voting in 2022.
No Kentucky Derby winner in the Preakness Stakes Park
This year’s Kentucky Derby winner, Golden Tempo is headed to Saratoga to get ready for the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown.
How to watch the 2026 Preakness Stakes
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time: Approximately 4:50 p.m. MT/5:50 p.m. CT
TV: NBC, USA Network
Stream: Peacock
Location: Laurel Park, Maryland
Race Distance: 1 3/16 miles
2026 Preakness Stakes odds: Post position, horse, jockey, morning-line odds
Last 10 Preakness Winners
2025: Journalism
2024: Seize The Grey
2023: National Treasure
2022: Early Voting
2021: Rombauer
2020: Swiss Skydiver
2019: War of Will
2018: Justify
2017: Cloud Computing
2016: Exaggerator
Weather forecast for 2026 Preakness
The forecast for Preakness day calls for mostly clear skies with a high of 76 degrees.
Sports reporter Felix Chavez makes selection
Trainer Todd Fincher has been one of the best trainers in New Mexico since he started in 1998 and has developed a reputation of being consistent and having a keen eye for talent.
In this year’s Preakness, he has a solid chance of making some noise on the national level when he sends The Hell We Did to post against 13 rivals.
The Hell We Did has shown he can compete at a high level going two turns vs. good competition as he ran second in the Lexington Stakes last time out.
The Hell We Did has run first or second in all four starts in his career and there appears to still be an upside to this horse’s ability.
Fincher has developed many great horses in his career and look for The Hell We Did to give Fincher his first ever Triple Crown win.
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X
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This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Preakness Stakes 2026 list of horses, odds and post positions
Reporting by Felix F. Chavez, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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