2026 Preakness Stakes guide: Date, location, time, TV channels, betting favorites and more
Get the latest ahead of the 2026 Preakness States, including how to watch, what time it starts, where to watch or stream the race, who is expected to win and more.
The second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown has arrived.
The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes takes place Saturday from Laurel Park, a one-year change from its usual home of Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course while Pimlico undergoes renovations.
The race will not include Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, after trainer Cherie DeVaux said the horse’s health was her rationale in giving Golden Tempo nearly a one-month break between racing the Derby and returning for the Triple Crown’s third leg, the Belmont Stakes, on June 6. The 14-horse Preakness field includes three Derby entrants, led by Ocelli, which finished third.
That doesn’t mean there won’t still be familiar Derby faces on Saturday. With Golden Tempo not running its jockey, Jose Ortiz, will instead ride Chip Honcho.
How to watch the 2026 Preakness Stakes
Date: Saturday, May 16
Live coverage time: Begins at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and continues on NBC and Peacock at 4 p.m.
Post time for Preakness Stakes: 6:50 p.m. ET
Where: Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland
TV Network: NBC
Streaming: Peacock
The essentials
Who: 14, 3-year-old horses
Purse: $2 million ($1.2 million for first place)
Distance: 1 3/16 miles
Post positions with odds via NBC Sports
- No. 1 Taj Mahal (5-1)
- Jockey: Sheldon Russell | Trainer: Brittany Russell
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 2 Ocelli (6-1)
- Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione | Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Third
- No. 3 Crupper (30-1)
- Jockey: Junior Alvarado | Trainer: Donnie K. Von Hemel
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 4 Robusta (30-1)
- Jockey: Rafael Bejarano | Trainer: Doug O’Neill
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: 14th
- No. 5 Talkin (20-1)
- Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. | Trainer: Danny Gargan
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 6 Chip Honcho (5-1)
- Jockey: Jose Ortiz | Trainer: Steve Asmussen
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 7 The Hell We Did (15-1)
- Jockey: Luis Saez | Trainer: Todd Fincher
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 8 Bull By The Horns (30-1)
- Jockey: Micah Husbands | Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 9 Iron Honor (9-2)
- Jockey: Flavien Prat | Trainer: Chad Brown
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 10 Napoleon Solo (8-1)
- Jockey: Paco Lopez | Trainer: Chad Summers
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 11 Corona De Oro (30-1)
- Jockey: John Velazquez | Trainer: Dallas Stewart
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.
- No. 12 Incredibolt (5-1)
- Jockey: Jaime Torres | Trainer: Riley Mott
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Sixth
- No. 13 Great White (15-1)
- Jockey: Alex Achard | Trainer: John Ennis
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Scratched
- No. 14 Pretty Boy Miah (15-1)
- Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr. | Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart
- Finish at Kentucky Derby: Did not run.