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When are the races for Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan?

The middle jewel of horse racing‘s Triple Crown is at hand. On Friday, May 15th, and Saturday, May 16th, the 2026 Preakness Weekend takes place. There are many races taking place between the two days, culminating in the Black-Eyed Susan on Friday and the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

Unfortunately, there will be no Triple Crown winner this year. The Kentucky Derby-winning Golden Tempo is bypassing the race in preparation for the Belmont Stakes. While this is a noble venture, it certainly downplays the stakes and drama surrounding this weekend.

With that in mind, here is the race schedule for Friday and Saturday of the Preakness Weekend.

Full May 15th Schedule: Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

The first big race of the weekend is the Black-Eyed Susan. In 2025, Margie’s Intention was victorious in the Black-Eyed Susan.

Here is the full schedule of races along with their Post Times for Friday, May 15th, 2026. *Please Note: The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is the race in bold.

• Race 1: 10:30 AM Eastern Time
• Race 2: 11:00 AM Eastern Time
• Race 3: 11:36 AM Eastern Time
• Race 4: 12:08 PM Eastern Time
• Race 5: 12:41 PM Eastern Time
• Race 6: 1:14 PM Eastern Time
• Race 7: 1:46 PM Eastern Time
• Race 8: Miss Preakness Stakes – 2:20 PM Eastern Time
• Race 9: Hilltop Stakes – 2:54 PM Eastern Time
• Race 10: Allaire Dupont Distaff Stakes – 3:28 PM Eastern Time
• Race 11: The Very One Stakes – 4:02 PM Eastern Time
• Race 12: Pimlico Special Stakes – 4:37 PM Eastern Time
• Race 13: George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes – 5:15 PM Eastern Time
• Race 14: 5:56 PM Eastern Time

Margie’s Intention is to race in one of Friday’s races. Last year’s Black-Eyed Susan winner will race in the Allaire Dupont Distaff Stakes. Irad Ortiz Jr. will be the jockey for Margie’s Intention for this race.

Black-Eyed Susan Horses & Morning-Line Odds

Here are the horses racing in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes in 2026, along with the morning-line odds of winning.

• Miss Fulton Gal (30-1)
• Ivy Girl (15-1)
• Holly’s Holiday (6-1)
• Savor It (30-1)
• Braken Poppa (7-2)
• Haute Diva (15-1)
• Jumping The Gun (3-1)
• Majestic Lucia (12-1)
• A.P.’s Girl (5-2)
• My Miss Mo (7-2)

Full May 16th Race Schedule: Preakness Stakes 2026

Saturday features the big race of the weekend, the Preakness Stakes. While Golden Tempo may not be participating in the run, there are plenty of horses taking part that are worthy of cheering for. As with Friday, there are 14 races to follow on Saturday. Here are all of the Post Times for Saturday’s races.

*Please Note: The Preakness Stakes race is in bold.

• Race 1: 9:30 AM Eastern Time
• Race 2: 10:05 AM Eastern Time
• Race 3: 10:41 AM Eastern Time
• Race 4: Skipat Stakes – 11:16 AM Eastern Time
• Race 5: 11:51 AM Eastern Time
• Race 6: Sir Barton Stakes – 12:28 PM Eastern Time
• Race 7: Chick Lang Stakes – 1:07 PM Eastern Time
• Race 8: Maryland Sprint Stakes – 1:48 PM Eastern Time
• Race 9: James W. Murphy Stakes – 2:30 PM Eastern Time
• Race 10: Dinner Party Stakes – 3:11 PM Eastern Time
• Race 11: Gallorette Stakes – 3:53 PM Eastern Time
• Race 12: Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes – 4:52 PM Eastern Time
• Race 13: Preakness Stakes – 6:01 PM Eastern Time
• Race 14: 6:43 PM Eastern Time

Last year’s Preakness Stakes was won by the horse Journalism. Journalism is not participating in any Preakness weekend races this year. One way or another, horse racing fans have a lot to look forward to over the next two days.