With the Preakness Stakes approaching, it’s time to look at the animals competing. Many of the world’s fastest horses will compete at Laurel Park this year in the second leg of the Triple Crown, although it won’t include Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo. There are a few horses that we saw at Churchill Downs two weeks ago, but the group is mainly comprised of new contenders. Here’s a look at the field for the 2026 Preakness: How many horses are in the Preakness? As of Tuesday, the 2026 Preakness is set to feature to 14 horses. That number could shrink, with scratches common in the days leading up to the race. Preakness Stakes 6 hours ago When is the Preakness Stakes? Here's a full preview for the Triple Crown race Preakness Stakes May 14, 2024 The Preakness Stakes post positions with the most and fewest winners List of the Preakness horses in 2026 The group of 14 horses in the 2026 field, along with their program numbers, 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 Golden Tempo will not race in Maryland after winning the Kentucky Derby. Of the 14 horses racing Saturday, just three were in the Kentucky Derby: Ocelli (finished third), Incredibolt (finished sixth) and Robusta (finished 14th). 2026 Preakness odds and post positions Here’s a look at the post positions, horse names, jockeys, trainers and current odds (as of Tuesday): Post positionHorse nameJockeyTrainerOdds to win1.Taj MahalSheldon RussellBrittany Russell5-12.OcelliTyler GaffalioneWhit Beckman6-13.CrupperJunior AlvaradoDonnie Von Hemel30-14.RobustaRafael BejaranoDoug O’Neill30-15.TalkinIrad Ortiz Jr.Danny Gargan20-16.Chip HonchoJose OrtizSteven Asmussen5-17.The Hell We DidLuis SaezTodd Fletcher15-18.Bull By The HornsMicah HusbandsSaffie Joseph Jr.30-19.Iron HonorFlavien PratChad Brown9-210.Napoleon SoloJoel RosarioChad Summers8-111.Corona de OroJohn VelazquezDallas Stewart30-112.IncrediboltJamie TorresRiley Mott5-113.Great WhiteAlex AchardJohn Ennis15-114.Pretty Boy MiahRicardo Santana Jr.Jeremiah Englehart15-1 Who is the favorite to win the Preakness in 2026? Iron Honor has the shortest odds to win the Preakness this year at 9-2 (as of Tuesday). A 2026 Preakness win would be the second for jockey Flavien Prat (Rombauer in 2021), and the third for trainer Chad Brown (Cloud Computing in 2017 and Early Voting in 2022). Behind Iron Honor is a tight field of contenders, with 5-1 odds listed for Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho and Incredibolt. 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. ...read more read less