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The Preakness Stakes featured its biggest field in 15 years with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.
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Keep checking back here for complete results and recaps from the bulk of the Laurel Park program leading up to the run for the Black-Eyed Susans (7:01 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock). Winning Horse: Napoleon Solo Winning Trainer: Chad Summers Winning Jockey: Paco Lopez Payout: $17.
Napoleon Solo ridden by Paco Lopez wins the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park as Flavien Prat on Iron Honor takes second place. (Kim Hairston/staff) Napoleon Solo ridden by Paco Lopez wins the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park.
Jody Demling has revealed his win, place and show picks for the Preakness Stakes 2026 on Saturday, May 16
The 2026 Preakness Stakes moves to Laurel Park without Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo. Get betting picks for Iron Honor and 13 rivals on race day.
For the first time in 118 years, the Preakness Stakes will be held outside of Pimlico Race Course in 2026. The traditional home of the prestigious horse race is closed while undergoing a $400 million redevelopment,
The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will be held Saturday, May 16, at Laurel Park in Maryland, due to a major renovation project at Pimlico Race Course.
The morning-line co-favorite among Derby runners. Incredibolt finished sixth at Churchill Downs and trainer Riley Mott moved quickly to point him to Laurel Park. Jockey Jaime Torres won the 2024 Preakness aboard Seize the Grey. The connections believe the 1 3/16-mile distance suits Incredibolt better than the Derby’s mile and a quarter.
Golden Tempo came home in 2 minutes, 3.49 seconds – 2.8 seconds slower than Sovereignty’s blistering victory in last year’s Belmont Stakes and 1.22 seconds slower than the colt ran in winning the Kentucky Derby as a 23-1 long shot over the same 1.25-mile distance on May 2.