Foremost, the 2026, Grade I Preakness Stakes will take place in Laurel Park, in Laurel, MD, for the first time in over 150 years. Historically, the Preakness is held at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, MD, but that track is undergoing renovations. The $2 million dollar Preakness will post at 7:01 PM ET. It is lucky race 13 on a card of 14. Fourteen three year-old thoroughbred colts are entered for this 1 and 3/16 mile dirt race. The last two of the entries are gelded.
Finally, the field for the Preakness Stakes is as follows by post/horse (origin of breeding) (gate number if different from post number)/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and finish in the Kentucky Derby as applicable:
- Taj Mahal (FL)/Sheldon Russell/Brittany Russell/SF Racing, LLC., Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, LLC., Stonestreet Stables, LLC., Bashor Racing, LLC., Determined Stable, Waves Edge Capital, LLC., and Catherine Donovan/5-1
- Ocelli (KY)/Tyler Gaffalione/D. Whitworth Beckman/Ashley Durr, Anthony Tate and Front Page Equestrian, LLC./6-1/third place in the Kentucky Derby
- Crupper (KY)/Junior Alvarado/Donnie K. Von Hemel/Robert H. Zoeliner/30-1
- Robusta (KY)/Rafael Bejarano/Doug O’Neill/Calumet Farm/30-1/fourteenth place in the Kentucky Derby
- Talkin (KY)/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Danny Gargan/Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Pine Racing Stables, Legendary Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC. and R.A. Hill Stable /20-1
- Chip Honcho (KY)/Jose Ortiz/Steve Asmussen/Leland Ackerley Racing, LLC., James Sherwood, Jode Shupe and John Cilia/5-1
- The Hell We Did (KY)/Luis Saez/Todd Fincher/Peacock Family Racing Stable, LLC./15-1
- Bull by the Horns (KY)/Micah Husbands/Saffie Joseph, Jr./Peachtree Stable and Mark Corrardo/30-1
- Iron Honor (KY)/Flavien Prat/Chad Brown/St. Elias Stable, William H. Lawrence and Cathi Glassman/9-2
- Napoleon Solo (KY)/Paco Lopez/Chad Summers/Gold Square, LLC./8-1
- Corona de Oro (KY)/John Velazquez/Dallas Stewart/On Our Own Stable, LLC., Commonwealth Stable, U Racing Stables, LLC., Saints or Sinners, Titletown Racing, LLC., Jim Nichols, Edwin S. Baker, Daniel Rivers, John Haines and Dallas Stewart/30-1
- Incredibolt (KY)/Jaime Torres/Riley Mott/Pin Oak Stud, LLC./5-1/sixth place in the Kentucky Derby
- Great White (KY)/Alex Archard/John Ennis/Three Chimneys Farm and John Ennis/15-1/
- Pretty Boy Miah (KY)/Ricardo Santana, Jr./Jeremiah C. Englehart/Team Penney Racing, Echo Racing, Flower City Racing, LLC., Anthony Bruno and Christopher J. Meyer/15-1
Furthermore, if you can not attend the Preakness Stakes live, please watch the undercard on FanDuel TV. Then watch NBCSN or Peacock from 1 PM to 4 PM ET and NBC and Peacock from 4 PM to 7:30 PM ET. Don’t forget the fillies! The champion 3 year-old filly race is on Friday. Tune in to NBCSN from 5 PM to 6:30 PM on 5/15 to watch the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The filles race at 5:17 PM ET. That race may also be streamed on Peacock.
Friends, thanks for following. I hope your favorite horses race safe and with speed this weekend. Check back again soon for my Belmont Stakes blog and updates on the Preakness, as needed. Thank you.
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