Saturday is the $2 million-dollar, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes.

Pimlico Race Course has been the traditional host of the event but is currently undergoing a complete reconstruction of the venue.

So, this year- the 151st edition of the Preakness will be held at Laurel Park in suburban Baltimore, Maryland.

Here is a brief look at the competitive field of fourteen:

1. TAJ MAHAL [ML 5-1] Jockey: Sheldon Russell. Trainer: Brittany Russell. He’s undefeated in three career starts, all on the dirt track at Laurel Park. He earned an automatic berth to the Preakness in mid-April by winning the 1 1/8-mile Federico Tesio Stakes by a commanding 8 ¼ lengths, setting the pace throughout while never seriously challenged. His speed figures have increased from start to start, and he’s a son of Kentucky Derby winner NYQUIST, making him well-suited to added distance. That said, this race does present a higher level of competition than those he’s previously faced.

2. OCELLI [ML 6-1] Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione. Trainer: Whit Beckman. 1888 was the last time a Maiden won the Preakness. OCELLI is 0-for-7 lifetime but ran well in his first three starts finishing 2nd once and 3rd twice but seemed overmatched when moved up to Stakes company with two 6th-place efforts. However, in his last two starts he has fared better, finishing 3rd by 1 ¼ lengths at odds of 28-1 odds in the Wood Memorial and then 3rd by a length as a 70-1 longshot in the Kentucky Derby. With an effort similar to his race at Churchill and the aid of a fast early pace, who’s to say? Maybe the 138-year drought comes to an end.

3. CRUPPER [ML 30-1] Jockey: Junior Alvarado. Trainer: Donnie Von Hemel. He has finished in the top three in all four starts this year, all coming at Oaklawn Park and around two turns. His most recent start was a gate-to-wire win in the 1 1/8-mile Bathhouse Row Stakes at Oaklawn in mid-April, gaining an automatic Preakness Stakes berth. He’s bred to handle extra distance, and if he can take a similar jump in class Saturday, he’s got a good chance at boosting payouts in exotic bets.

4. ROBUSTA [ML 30-1] Jockey: Rafael Bejarano. Trainer: Doug O’Neill. Last out was a nonthreatening 14th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby checking in 17 ½ lengths behind the winner. He is bred to handle the 1 3/16-mile Preakness distance, but his recent form doesn’t offer up a lot of hope here. He should be part of what could be a solid early pace under first-time rider Bejarano.

5. TALKIN [ML 20-1] Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. Trainer: Danny Gargan. He won his career debut last summer near the end of the Saratoga meet and was immediately elevated to stakes competition- running 2nd by 6 ½ lengths in the one-mile Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct. Since then, he’s not shown much in three more Kentucky Derby preps. His speed figures have stalled in the mid-80s, and even in a pedestrian Preakness field, he probably won’t have an impact in the race unless major improvement occurs. But…his pedigree seems suited for two-turn races, he gets the services of leading jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. for the first time Saturday.

6. CHIP HONCHO [ML 5-1] Jockey: Jose Ortiz. Trainer: Steve Asmussen. He competed in all four of Fair Grounds Kentucky Derby prep races, winning the Gun Runner Stakes, running 4th in the Lecomte Stakes, finishing a good runner-up in the Risen Star and then ending with a disappointing 5th-place effort in the Louisiana Derby. He’s got a forwardly placed running style that should work well on the dirt track at Laurel. Perhaps best of all, he gets the services of this year’s Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Jose Ortiz, who will be in the irons for the first time since the colt’s Maiden win last fall.

7. THE HELL WE DID [ML 15-1] Jockey: Luis Saez. Trainer: Todd Fincher. He comes in off of a runner-up finish in the 1 1/16-mile Lexington Stakes in mid-April at Keeneland. Prior to the Lexington, he made three starts on the Southwest racing circuit, winning his debut at Remington Park, finishing 2nd in a Stakes at Zia Park, and then romping by 13 lengths in his 3-year-old debut in March at Sunland Park. All three of those races were held at six furlongs, which makes his two-turn debut in the Lexington look even better. The son of AUTHENTIC has an excellent pedigree for handling route races and he’s likely to improve in his second start at a route distance with Saez staying aboard after the Lexington.

8. BULL BY THE HORNS [ML 30-1] Jockey: Micah Husbands. Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr. He was withdrawn from the Peter Pan Stakes May 9th in order to run in the Preakness. A longshot contender who, aside from a 7th-place finish in the Fountain of Youth Stakes in February, has been competitive in his young career. His speed figures are modest, but this year’s Preakness field is pretty mediocre. If he can move forward off of his Rushaway Stakes win, this son of ESSENTIAL QUALITY has a chance to finish in the money here at high odds.

9. IRON HONOR [ML 9-2] Jockey: Flavien Prat. Trainer: Chad Brown. Last out he ran a disappointing 7th in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in April. He entered the Wood undefeated in two starts. He was bumped early and stalked the pace all the way into early stretch before tiring, finishing 4 ¼ lengths behind the winner. His effort in the Wood was better than it looks on paper, and he did win the one-mile Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct one race prior. Prat is in the saddle for the first time, and blinkers come off for Saturday’s race after wearing them in his three prior starts.

10. NAPOLEON SOLO [ML 8-1] Jockey: Paco Lopez. Trainer: Chad Summers. Was one of the leading 2-year-olds of 2025, finishing his debut season 2-for-2 with an impressive 6 ½-length blowout win in the one-turn mile Champagne Stakes. He’s been brought along patiently as 3-year-old but has disappointed in his two starts, finishing a well-defeated 5th in the Fountain of Youth in February and then 5th again in the 1 1/8-mile Wood Memorial in April. Shorter races might suit him better, but he’ll get another two-turn try in the Preakness. Lopez, who was aboard for the first time in the Wood, retains the mount.

11. CORONA DE ORO [ML 30-1] Jockey: John Velazquez. Trainer: Dallas Stewart. He has steadily improved through three starts as a 3-year-old but will need to reach a higher level to be competitive here. He ran 3rd in the Lexington Stakes in April held at the same distance, finishing only three lengths back of the winner. He’ll be among the flight of early runners in the Preakness, and a step forward might help him hang enough in the stretch to finish in the top four. Johnny V. takes the reins for the first time.

12. INCREDIBOLT [ML 5-1] Jockey: Jaime Torres. Trainer: Riley Mott. He was a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1 coming in off of a dominant four-length win in the 1 1/8-mile Virginia Derby in March. INCREDIBOLT won’t be overlooked on Saturday as he has an ideal stalking running style for this race based on its pace scenario, he projects to settle in mid-pack behind a handful of speed horses, possibly saving ground, before angling out for a closing charge.

13. GREAT WHITE [ML 15-1] Jockey: Alex Achard. Trainer: John Ennis. He was a gate scratch in the Derby as he reared up and flipped over, losing his jockey in the process. His trainer told reporters that he has made a full recovery, is healthy and good to go in the Preakness. In order to make an impact in this race he will need to improve significantly from his lone career dirt start, a 5th-place finish in the 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass Stakes, held in early April at Keeneland, where he was defeated by 22 ¼ lengths after setting the early pace.

14. PRETTY BOY MIAH [ML 15-1] Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr. Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart. Makes his Stakes debut after four starts at Aqueduct this year. His speed figures are competitive with more Stakes-tested horses entered and he comes in off of back-to-back open-length wins. After three starts at sprint distances, he stretched out to a one-turn mile and was just as impressive, taking a starter Allowance race by 3 ¾ lengths. He stretches out to two turns for the first time, which will require horse and rider to get out of the starting gate well and use some early speed to move over and save ground. Certainly, a jump in class but he could outrun his odds.

The Preakness Stakes is listed as race 13 on a card of 14 with a scheduled Post Time of 7:00.

Best of luck however you play it.