Demling Backs Napoleon Solo at 8-1 in 2026 Preakness as Iron Honor Opens 9-2 Favorite
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Updated · CBS Sports · May 16
Demling Backs Napoleon Solo at 8-1 in 2026 Preakness as Iron Honor Opens 9-2 Favorite
6 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 16
Napoleon Solo at 8-1 is one of Jody Demling’s key 2026 Preakness picks, with the handicapper saying the colt can at least hit the board and possibly win.
Iron Honor is the narrow 9-2 favorite in a 14-horse field at Laurel Park, where nine entrants are listed at 15-1 or shorter and Golden Tempo is skipping the race for the Belmont.
Chip Honcho, drawn in post 6 — a slot that has produced 17 winners — is a horse Demling is fading after fifth-place finishes in the Gun Runner and Louisiana Derby.
Demling’s record underpins the picks: he has called 11 of the last 21 Preakness winners and correctly picked the last three winners, including Journalism in 2025.
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