Preakness Stakes 2026: What to know about the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown

The 151st Preakness Stakes will return spot connected Saturday, but it will not return spot astatine its accustomed racetrack.

For nan first clip ever, nan Preakness Stakes will beryllium tally astatine a different people than nan Pimlico Race Course. The racetrack, which is located successful Baltimore, is nether building pinch hopes that it will beryllium fresh adjacent season.

This year’s Preakness Stakes will beryllium tally astatine Laurel Park, which is conscionable extracurricular of Washington, D.C., and is astir 20 miles southbound of nan Pimlico Race Course.

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Jockeys title horses during nan Preakness Meet astatine Laurel Park successful Laurel, Maryland, connected May 8, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

The Preakness Stakes will besides beryllium without nan Kentucky Derby winner, Golden Tempo, meaning location will not beryllium a chance to witnesser a imaginable Triple Crown this year.

Fourteen 3-year-old horses will tally 1 3/16 miles, competing for a $2 cardinal purse.

Who is racing and what are nan betting odds?

1. Taj Mahal (Sheldon Russell) 5-1
2. Ocelli (Tyler Gaffalione)  8-1
3. Crupper (Junior Alvarado) 25-1
4. Robusta (Rafael Bejarno) 29-1
5. Talkin (Irad Ortiz Jr.) 9-1
6. Chip Honcho (Jose L. Ortiz) 11-1
7. The Hell We Did (Luis Saez) 9-1
8. Bull by nan Horns (Micah J. Husbands) 17-1
9. Iron Honor (Flavien Prat) 8-1
10. Napoleon Solo (Paco Lopez) 9-1
11. Corona de Oro (John R. Velazquez) 16-1
12. Incredibolt (Jaime A. Torres) 5-1
13. Great White (Alex Achard) 7-1
14. Pretty Boy Miah (Ricardo Santana Jr.) 31-1

Who are nan favorites?

Taj Mahal, who is trained by Brittany Russell, and Incredibolt, who is trained by Riley Mott, are some 5-1.

Great White, who is trained by John Ennis, is astatine 7-1. Ocelli, who is trained by D. Whitworth Beckman, and Iron Honor, who is trained by Chad Brown, are some 8-1.

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A equine useful retired astatine Laurel Park racetrack during sunrise successful Laurel, Md., connected May 8, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

What everyone’s talking astir up of nan Preakness Stakes

The play had a tragic beginning, arsenic connected Friday, Hit Zero collapsed and died aft crossing nan decorativeness statement successful its first profession race.

Hit Zero, who was trained by Russell, came successful past spot aft being nan favourite to win. After crossing nan decorativeness line, Hit Zero began coughing, dropped to its knees, put its caput down and passed away.

Fans of equine racing dream to debar immoderate much tragedies during nan 2nd limb of nan Triple Crown.

Fourteen horses are racing, which is nan astir nan title has seen successful 15 years. This is nan 2nd clip successful nan past 40 years that nan first- aliases second-place finisher from nan Kentucky Derby is not racing successful nan Preakness Stakes.

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Jockeys title horses during Laurel Park's Preakness Meet successful Laurel, Maryland, connected May 8, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

Just 3 of nan horses successful nan Preakness Stakes ran successful nan Kentucky Derby: Ocelli (finished third), Robusta (finished 14th) and Incredibolt (finished sixth). Great White was scheduled to tally successful nan Kentucky Derby but was scratched.

On nan heels of Cherie DeVaux becoming nan first female trainer to person her equine triumph nan Kentucky Derby, Russell seeks to go nan first female trainer to triumph nan Preakness Stakes.

Taj Mahal, Russell’s horse, has won each 3 of nan races he has competed successful astatine Laurel.

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Trainer Brittany Russell talks to group successful her barn up of nan 102nd moving of nan Black-Eyed Susan Stakes astatine Laurel Park successful Laurel, Maryland, connected May 15, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

How to watch?

Where: Laurel, Maryland

When: May 16, 2026

Projected station time: 6:50 p.m. ET

TV: NBC

Purse: $2 million

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