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The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday, May 16 at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md as renovations for the Pimlico Race Course continue. Iron Honor is the 9-2 betting favorite in the latest Preakness Stakes 2026 odds, while Taj Mahal, Chip Honcho and Incredibolt are also considered top contenders at 5-1 while Ocelli is slightly behind that top-4 group at 6-1. Golden Tempo, the 2026 Kentucky Derby winner, will not compete in Saturday’s race.<\/p>\n
Post time is approximately 6:50 p.m. ET, and there will only be around 5,000 fans in attendance at the smaller venue. Before making any 2026 Preakness Stakes picks, you’ll want to see the 2026 Preakness Stakes predictions from SportsLine’s Michelle Yu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Claim the latest DK Horse promo code to win a share of $151,000 if you wager $5 on the winning horse<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n She started off 2025 by correctly going all-in on Citizen Bull to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and she also predicted Forever Young’s win in the Saudi Cup, Journalism’s win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sandman’s win in the Arkansas Derby and Mindframe’s win in the Churchill Downs Stakes. She also hit the exacta in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. In August she hit the Fierceness-Journalism exacta in the Pacific Classic, and in March 2026 she nailed the Renegade-Silent Tactic-Taptastic trifecta in the Arkansas Derby.\u00a0<\/p>\n Now, with the 2026 Preakness Stakes post positions set and odds on the board, Yu is sharing her\u00a02026 Preakness Stakes betting<\/a><\/span>\u00a0picks and 2026 Preakness Stakes predictions over at SportsLine.\u00a0You can head to SportsLine now to see them<\/a>.<\/p>\n One surprise: Yu is really high on Taj Mahal this week, as the horse is 3 for 3 in his career at Laurel Park. Even though Iron Honor is the betting favorite and will be overseen by a two-time Preakness Stakes winning trainer in Chad Brown, Yu is not convinced the horse is worth backing in this event. “The Gotham Stakes winner really faltered when stretching out to nine furlongs in his last start,” Yu said. “Lightly raced, he might have been hindered by the trip in that effort as well.”<\/p>\n The Brittany Russell trained colt is coming off an 8\u00bc-length victory in the Federico Tesio Stakes. “He isn’t inching out these wins,” Yu tells SportsLine, “he’s winning going away.” The horse racing expert thinks there’s a good chance another female trainer can win after Cherie DeVaux made history in leading Golden Tempo to the Derby victory two weeks ago. She was the first woman to win the Derby, and no female trainer has won the Preakness Stakes.\u00a0See which other 2026 Preakness Stakes horses to back at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another one of Yu’s surprising Preakness Stakes picks: She is not taking Iron Honor as her top win contender. Yu says the Gotham Stakes winner “really faltered” in his last outing and isn’t convinced that this race’s length will play to Iron Honor’s strengths. She says trainer Chad Brown’s horse is “lightly raced.” Yu has identifed better value elsewhere in the field.\u00a0See which other horses to fade at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bet the Preakness Stakes at 1\/ST BET, where you can get up to $500 in wagering credits, more than double the national offer<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Instead, Yu’s top pick is a horse who is in “super shape.” She’s also high on a massive double-digit longshot who is “sneaky.”\u00a0She’s sharing which 2026 Preakness Stakes horses to back at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n So who wins the 2026 Preakness Stakes? What double-digit longshot is a must-back, and how has Yu constructed her wagers?\u00a0Visit SportsLine to see Yu’s picks for the Preakness Stakes, all from the Santa Anita-based racing insider who has a long history of success in the Preakness Stakes<\/a>, and find out.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nTop 2026 Preakness Stakes predictions<\/h2>\n
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