2026 Preakness horses: Here are the names, posts and jockeys for this year

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“Many of the world's fastest horses will compete at Laurel Park this year in the second leg of the Triple Crown”

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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references confirm that the 2026 Preakness Stakes will be held at Laurel Park due to renovations at Pimlico.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurel Park, formerly Laurel Race Course, is an American thoroughbred racetrack located just outside Laurel, Maryland which opened in 1911. The track is 1+1⁄8 miles in circumference. Its name was cha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_Park_(race_track)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland (except in 2026 when it will move to Laurel Park du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes

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“it won't include Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo”

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Multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference confirm that Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the 2026 Preakness Stakes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 2, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kentucky_Derby

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Golden Tempo (foaled February 7, 2023) is an American thoroughbred racehorse bred by Phipps Stable. In May 2026, Golden Tempo won the Grade I Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Tempo

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“As of Tuesday, the 2026 Preakness is set to feature to 14 horses.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the post position draw produced a field of 14 horses for the 2026 Preakness.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 2. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Road_to_the_Kentucky_Derb…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland (except in 2026 when it will move to Laurel Park du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes

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“The group of 14 horses in the 2026 field... is as follows: Taj Mahal, Ocelli, Crupper, Robusta, Talkin, Chip Honcho, The Hell We Did, Bull By The Horns, Iron Honor, Napoleon Solo, Corona de Oro, Incredibolt, Great White, Pretty Boy Miah”

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While the field size (14) is corroborated, the specific full list of 14 names is not explicitly listed in full across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though some names (Taj Mahal, Iron Honor, etc.) appear in various snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1.6 km) and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omaha (March 24, 1932 – April 24, 1959) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the third winner of the American Triple Crown. In a racing career which lasted from 1934 to 1936, Omaha wo…
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“Of the 14 horses racing Saturday, just three were in the Kentucky Derby: Ocelli (finished third), Incredibolt (finished sixth) and Robusta (finished 14th).”

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Two independent web search results confirm that only three horses from the Derby (Ocelli, Incredibolt, and Robusta) are in the field, including their respective finishes (Ocelli 3rd, Incredibolt 6th).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 2, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kentucky_Derby

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 2. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Road_to_the_Kentucky_Derb…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Preakness Stakes will be the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres) set to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Preakness_Stakes

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“Iron Honor has the shortest odds to win the Preakness this year at 9-2 (as of Tuesday).”

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Three independent web search results confirm Iron Honor is the morning-line favorite with odds of 9-2.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iron Honor is the slight favorite for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, coming in at 9-2 odds after post positions were set during Monday's draw for the race.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7271443/2026/05/11/preaknes…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes 2026 post position draw Monday produced a field of 14 for Saturday's 151st running at Laurel, with Iron Honor installed as the 9-2 morning line favorite from post 9. The race move…
https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Preakness_2026_draw_F…

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web search NEUTRAL — Monday's post position draw set the 14-horse lineup for Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park, with Iron Honor made the 9-2 morning-line favorite from post 9. Trained by Chad Brown, Iron ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/iron-honor-draws-post-9…

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“A 2026 Preakness win would be the second for jockey Flavien Prat (Rombauer in 2021)”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia snippet and news reports, confirm Flavien Prat won the 2021 Preakness Stakes aboard Rombauer.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. The 2021 Preakness took place on May 15 with an actual start time of 6:54 p.m. EDT,[1] with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Preakness_Stakes

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web search NEUTRAL — Rombauer sped down the homestretch past a tight battle between Medina Spirit and Midnight Bourbon to win the 2021 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. This is the Triple Crown debut for trainer Michael McCart…
https://www.nbcsports.com/betting/horse-racing/news/rombauer…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jockey Flavien Prat won the Preakness two years after being elevated to the Derby winner aboard Country House when Maximum Security was disqualified. “Of course it's a lot different when you cross the…
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/preakness…

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“and the third for trainer Chad Brown (Cloud Computing in 2017 and Early Voting in 2022).”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic dictionary definitions of the word 'trainer' and does not contain any information regarding Chad Brown's wins in 2017 or 2022.

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“Behind Iron Honor is a tight field of contenders, with 5-1 odds listed for Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho and Incredibolt.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho, and Incredibolt all have 5-1 odds.

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web search NEUTRAL — The morning-line 2026 Preakness Stakes odds list Iron Honor as the 9-2 favorite, with Taj Mahal, Incredibolt and Chip Honcho all at 5-1.
https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/2026-preakness-stakes…

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web search NEUTRAL — Taj Mahal (1st), Chip Honcho (6th) and Incredibolt (12th) weren’t far behind at 5-to-1. Chip Honcho will be ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz, who guided Golden Tempo to victory at the Kentucky Derby on May…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/preakness-stakes-draw-opening-odds…

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web search NEUTRAL — Taj Mahal (5-1), Chip Honcho (5-1), Incredibolt (5-1) and Ocelli (6-1) are the other top picks on the morning line. Napoleon Solo (8-1) was next, and trainer Chad Summers saw little reason his horse c…
https://www.ksat.com/sports/2026/05/11/iron-honor-is-a-sligh…

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“Jockey Jose Ortiz, who rode Golden Tempo to the Kentucky Derby win, will be with Chip Honcho as he goes for his second Preakness victory.”

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Web search results confirm Jose Ortiz rode Golden Tempo to the Derby win and is riding Chip Honcho in the Preakness.

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2026 Preakness horses: Here are the names, posts and jockeys for this year

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