Preakness 2016 Post Positions: Updated Odds for Entire Lineup After Draw

The field for the 141st Preakness Stakes is set after the post-position draw from Pimlico on Wednesday evening.

Here is the 11-horse field, headlined by Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist:

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Morning Line
1	Cherry Wine	Corey Lanerie	Dale Romans	20/1
2	Uncle Lino	Fernando Perez	Gary Sherlock	20/1
3	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	3/5
4	Awesome Speed	Jevian Toledo	Alan Goldberg	30/1
5	Exaggerator	Kent Desormeaux	Keith Desormeaux	3/1
6	Lani	Yutaka Take	Mikio Matsunaga	30/1
7	Collected	Javier Castellano	Bob Baffert	10/1
8	Laoban	Florent Geroux	Eric Guillot	30/1
9	Abiding Star	J.D. Acosta	Ned Allar	30/1
10	Fellowship	Jose Lezcano	Mark Casse	30/1
11	Stradivari	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	8/1

Nyquist kept his perch as the Preakness favorite as his morning line was revealed at 5-3. He drew the No. 3 post, which plays right into his wheelhouse given his ability to start races strong and maintain a quick pace. 

That means that he won't have much work to do to establish a lead on the inside of the short track. If he's able to get that quick start, there's no catching him despite the speed horses that are in this field. 

Exaggerator, the runner-up to Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby, is the second favorite with 3-1 odds. He's lost four races to the Derby winner in which he's tried everything from a late push down the stretch to attempting to stay with him right out of the gates. 

It's unlikely he'll be able to stay with Nyquist again on the 1 3/16-mile track. If the track was longer, like it will be at the Belmont, then Exaggerator could have a more legitimate shot at an upset. 

Look for Stradivari, the third favorite, to hang around Nyquist to start. This is a horse who can provide a nice early jump which could keep him close to Nyquist. If he has a finish like he did at Gulfstream Park in December, then things could get interesting:

What's going against Stradivari, though, is that this is an inexperienced horse who's run only three races in its career, so questions of consistency will arise. 

When looking at consistency and sheer power, it'll be difficult to choose against Nyquist, who is in the pursuit of history. 

Stats courtesy of Equibase.com