Meet the horses running in the Preakness Stakes

U.S. Meet the Preakness Stakes horses running in the 2026 race By Alex Sundby Alex Sundby Senior Editor Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest. Read Full Bio Alex Sundby May 15, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The Preakness Stakes will feature its biggest field in 15 years Saturday with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. After history was made earlier this month at the Kentucky Derby, where the winning trainer was a woman for the first time, a different trainer could accomplish a similar feat at the Preakness.None of the horses in the Maryland race will sweep the Triple Crown, the series for 3-year-olds consisting of the Derby, Preakness and the Belmont Stakes in New York. Derby winner Golden Tempo is skipping the Preakness, marking the third time in five years that the victor in the Run for the Roses isn't competing in the Run for the Black-Eyed Susans.2026 Preakness Stakes horses and oddsIron Honor was picked as the morning-line favorite for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness with 9-2 odds in Monday's post-position draw. The odds for all the horses in the race will change as bettors place their wagers leading up to Saturday's approximate post time of 7:01 p.m. ET.Here's a list of the horses racing in the Preakness in order by post position with their morning-line odds:1. Taj Mahal, 5-12. Ocelli, 6-13. Crupper, 30-14. Robusta, 30-15. Talkin, 20-16. Chip Honcho, 5-17. The Hell We Did, 15-18. Bull by the Horns, 30-19. Iron Honor, 9-210. Napoleon Solo, 8-111. Corona de Oro, 30-112. Incredibolt, 5-113. Great White, 15-114. Pretty Boy Miah, 15-1The last time 14 horses raced in the Preakness was in 2011, when Shackleford beat Derby winner Animal Kingdom by half a length.One major difference between then and now is the venue. The...