Preakness Draws 14 Horses, Largest Field in 15 Years as Iron Honor Opens at 9-2
Updated
Updated · CBS New York · May 15
Preakness Draws 14 Horses, Largest Field in 15 Years as Iron Honor Opens at 9-2
8 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 15
Fourteen horses are entered for Saturday’s 2026 Preakness Stakes, the race’s biggest field since 2011, with post time set for about 7:01 p.m. ET.
Iron Honor was installed as the 9-2 morning-line favorite after skipping the Kentucky Derby; Chad Brown seeks a third Preakness win, while Ocelli is 6-1 and Chip Honcho, Incredibolt and Taj Mahal are each 5-1.
Golden Tempo’s absence means no Triple Crown bid this year, the third time in five years the Derby winner has not run in the Preakness.
Taj Mahal gives trainer Brittany Russell a chance to become the first woman to win the Preakness, two weeks after Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Derby winner.
Laurel Park will host the race instead of Pimlico during redevelopment, with the Preakness expected to return to a rebuilt Pimlico in 2027.
With the Derby winner absent and the race at a new venue, is a new era dawning for the Preakness Stakes?
Is the Triple Crown's grueling schedule an outdated tradition, or does changing it diminish one of sports' greatest challenges?