Morning line favorite Iron Honor will be in the No. 9 starting gate.

The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday, May 16, from Laurel Park amid ongoing renovations at Pimlico Race Course, the normal home of the annual race.

The 2026 Preakness Stakes is less than a week away and here are the post position draw results ahead of the race:

The draw for the upcoming Preakness Stakes was announced Monday for the second leg of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. Iron Honor (9th position) opened as a slight favorite at 9-to-2. Taj Mahal (1st),

Iron Honor is the pre-race favorite for the 2026 Preakness Stakes. Iron Honor drew into Post No. 9 on Monday night in the draw for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho and Incredibolt are slightly behind Iron Honor on the morning line odds at 5-1.

The post draw for the 2026 Preakness Stakes has concluded. Here are the updated odds for all horses competing in this weekend's race.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux has announced Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not compete in the Preakness on May 16 at Laurel Park. Golden Tempo will become the third of the past five Kentucky Derby winners to skip the Preakness. The draw for the Preakness ...

The 151st Preakness Stakes field of fourteen horses was set following the post position draw on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Laurel Park in Maryland. An inside look at how the 151st Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park will shape up.