Preakness race schedule 2026: Post times, TV channels for Laurel Park horse racing weekend

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Triple Crown attempts may be a fading novelty in horse racing, but plenty of anticipation remains for the second leg of this year's trifecta, the Preakness Stakes. 

The Kentucky Derby winner — Golden Tempo this time around — will once again sit this one out with an eye on next month's Belmont Stakes, leaving a field of fresh 3-year-old contenders to compete on Maryland's biggest racing weekend of the year. 

The venue itself will be worth tuning in for this year, as the race is set to be held at different venue after 150 years at Pimlico. Renovations at the venerable track will see the Preakness temporarily relocate to Laurel Park, about 30 miles away. Despite the venue change, the race will remain at the traditional 1 3/16 miles.

It should be an exciting weekend of racing in Maryland. Here's everything you need to know to tune in to the Black-Eyed Susan and the Preakness in 2026. 

Preakness weekend race schedule 2026

Preakness weekend features two full days of racing at Laurel Park on Friday and Saturday, from the morning through each day's main attraction in the early evening. 

DateEventTime (ET)
Fri., May 15First race post11:30 a.m.
 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes6:14 p.m.
Sat., May 16First race post10:30 a.m.
 Preakness Stakes7:01 p.m.

See the broadcast and streaming schedule for this weekend's program below. 

Where to watch Preakness weekend races 2026

Fans can stream Friday's Black-Eyed Susan live on Peacock. Saturday's 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will air on NBC and can be streamed via Peacock or DIRECTV, which offers a free trial to new customers. Select races leading up to the Preakness on Saturday also will be streamed on Peacock. 

DateCoverageTime (ET)Watch
Fri., May 15Black-Eyed Susan Stakes4:30 p.m.Peacock
Sat., May 16Preakness Stakes undercard1 p.m.Peacock
 Preakness Stakes4 p.m.NBC, DIRECTV, Peacock

Preakness post positions, odds for 2026

Here are the early morning line odds for the 14 horses competing in the 2025 Preakness Stakes after the post position draw on Monday, to be updated closer to Saturday's race time.

Post positionHorseOdds
1Taj Mahal5-1
2Ocelli6-1
3Crupper30-1
4Robusta30-1
5Talkin20-1
6Chip Honcho5-1
7The Hell We Did 15-1
8Bull By The Horns30-1
9Iron Honor9-2
10Napoleon Solo8-1
11Corona de Oro30-1
12Incredibolt5-1
13Great White15-1
14Pretty Boy Miah15-1

Preakness Stakes winners list

The last 10 winners of the Preakness are listed below, with Triple Crown winners in bold.

YearWinner
2025Journalism
2024Seize the Grey
2023National Treasure
2022Early Voting
2021Rombauer
2020Swiss Skydiver
2019War of Will
2018Justify
2017Cloud Computing
2016Exaggerator
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