Preakness 2026 Post Positions Draw Start Time, Horses Lineup and More

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.

On Monday afternoon, the post positions for the 2026 race will be determined.

What time can viewers tune in to find out which horse will start in which position, and who are some of the horses that will make up this year's field? Let's find out in this preview of the post positions draw.

Date: Monday, May 11

Time: 5:00 p.m. EST

Streaming: Official Preakness YouTube Channel

Post Position With Most Wins: 6 (17 wins)

Horse Lineup

Silent Tactic (Trainer: Mark Casse)

Chip Honcho (Steven Asmussen)

Iron Honor (Chad Brown)

Talkin (Danny Gargan)

Great White (John Ennis)

Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers)

Taj Mahal (Brittany Russell)

Ocelli (D. Whitworth Beckman)

Bull By The Horns (Saffie A. Joseph)

The Hell We Did (Todd Fincher)

Crupper (Donnie Von Hemel)

Robusta (Doug O'Neill)

Corona de Oro (Dallas Stewart)

Pretty Boy Miah (Jeremiah Englehart)

Race Preview

We know Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not compete in this year's Preakness, simultaneously dashing hopes for the first Triple Crown winner since 2018 and opening the door for a new competitor to emerge victoriously.

The two-time Preakness-winning trainer, Chad Brown, will enter Iron Honor into the field. Jockey Flavian Pratt will look to improve the horse's finish after a seventh-place run at the Wood Memorial Stakes back in April.

The undefeated Taj Mahal will look to improve upon his dominant 3-0 record in his young career, with trainer Brittany Russell preparing him for the race and her husband, Sheldon, jockeying. A win would make Russell the first female trainer to win the Preakness, giving women a 2-0 record in Triple Crown races this year.

John Velazquez can make history in his own right with a win, in which he would become the oldest jockey to win a Triple Crown race. The Hall of Famer gives any horse he rides a legitimate shot at winning. Such will be the case with Corona de Oro, who will look to show the world how great he is after being the first horse left out of the Kentucky Derby.