Preakness Stakes 2026 predictions, odds, horses: Win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, superfecta picks

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The Preakness Stakes 2026 will be the 151st running of the race, and it's essentially a flip of the coin in terms of favorites prevailing at the race. The favorite has prevailed 49% of the time, including last year with Journalism. Iron Honor is the 9-2 favorite for Preakness Stakes 151 as he aims to make amends for his seventh-place finish in his last start. Horses looking to keep Iron Honor from the winner's circle include Incredibolt (5-1) and Taj Mahal (5-1), while Robusta is a 30-1 longshot in the Preakness Stakes odds. Laurel Park in Maryland will host the 2026 Preakness Stakes on Saturday. With so much to consider while making your 2026 Preakness Stakes picks, a little expert help can go a long way.

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Of the 150 Preakness Stakes winners, 144 of them were male horses, while six were fillies. The first was Flocarline in 1903, and the last was Swiss Skydiver in 2020. Only two fillies have prevailed at The Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown over the last 100 years, with Swiss Skydiver being joined by Rachel Alexandra (2009). With six overall female horse champions, that equals the total of the number of fillies that have won the Kentucky Derby or Belmont Stakes. Each of the other Triple Crown legs have seen three female horses triumph.

Given all the history of the race, there's a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets in a Preakness Stakes like this, and SportsLine expert Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2026 Preakness Stakes picks possible.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling hit the top three finishers in the 2025 Kentucky Derby in the correct order. He also called 11 of the last 21 Preakness winners, including 2023, when he hit the winner, exacta, trifecta and superfecta. He hit the trifecta in the 2024 Preakness Stakes and nailed Journalism as the 2025 Preakness winner. Anyone who has followed him on  could be way up.