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2026 Preakness Stakes picks: Best bets, long shots, predictions for Saturday’s Triple Crown race
The 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park will run without the Derby winner in the field, with Golden Tempo withdrawing and the race moved from Pimlico due to construction, marking a first-time relocation for the event. Sources note Taj Mahal is highlighted with a 3-for-3 record at Laurel Park and Talkin as a long-shot with Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, while Napoleon Solo is cited as a potential gate-to-wire contender. The field features horses such as Ocelli and Incredibolt from the Derby lineup and emphasizes contrasting narratives about form, track, and distance as bettors weigh long-shot bets against favorites.
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2026 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes picks, predictions, best bets
Saturday’s Preakness Stakes headline the racing action at Laurel Park this weekend, but don’t sleep on Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, which is setting up to be a fitting appetizer for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. No. 7 Jumping the Gun (3-1) is the morning-line favorite, but there is a decent chance that we.
Preakness Stakes 2026 odds, horses, jockeys and complete bettor’s guide for Laurel Park
An inside look at how the 1 51st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park will shape up. Current form: Three starts. Three wins. Two stakes. All three at Laurel. The latest in the Federico Tesio, which he won by 8+ lengths, leading at every call. Worth a wager: Home cookin’. Stretched to 1 1/8 miles in the Tesio and finished.
2026 Preakness Stakes picks: Best bets, long shots, predictions for Saturday’s Triple Crown race
In most years, the Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby profile as two very different races. The Derby is almost always about the sum of its parts. With a 20-horse field and a 150,000-capacity crowd, the spectacle is the star. The script used to flip for the Preakness. Up until recently, the Preakness was all about one.
Preakness Stakes 2026: What to know about the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown
Golden Tempo trainer Cherie DeVaux talks to Fox News Digital about the reaction to withdrawing Golden Tempo from the Preakness Stakes. The 151st Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday, but it will not take place at its usual racetrack. For the first time ever, the Preakness Stakes will be run at a different.
2026 Preakness Stakes picks: Best long-shot bets to win middle jewel of the Triple Crown
The Preakness Stakes have taken a hit in recent years. The past two Kentucky Derby winners, Golden Tempo and Sovereignty, have skipped the trip to Maryland, and only two horses from this year’s Run for the Roses (Ocelli and Incredibolt) are in the field for Saturday’s middle jewel. For casuals, it’s a bummer and will.