Meet the Preakness Stakes Horses Running in the 2026 Race

Meet the Preakness Stakes horses running in the 2026 race

The Preakness Stakes will feature its biggest field in 15 years with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.

2026 Preakness Stakes: How the race will play out, who will benefit

Here are the four horses, including a 30-1 longshot, who will be the biggest beneficiaries from the projected pace scenario in Saturday's race

2026 Preakness Stakes: How the race will play out, and what horses will benefit

Here are the four horses, including a 30-1 longshot, who will be the biggest beneficiaries from the projected pace scenario in Saturday's race

2026 Preakness Stakes: Horse-by-Horse Analysis, Odds, Picks

A horseplayer's two peak experiences are watching a great thoroughbred run and cashing a big ticket, though not necessarily in that order. Rarely do they coincide, and that won't happen Saturday in the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1). This tarnished Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown has no established star, so call it the Bleakness Preakness. The Maryland classic's lure was that as long as the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner showed up, a sweep was possibl…