Defections among some of the early Preakness contenders caused Incredibolt trainer Riley Mott to rethink things and now his colt is among the favorites in the race.

It’s an unusual 2026 Preakness Stakes, with the event at Laurel Park instead of Pimlico Race Course. It’ll be a smaller crowd Saturday, and Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo won’t be in the 14-horse field.

He finished in 6th but he is said to be a horse that has early speed, which are the races he apparently does best in. Ocelli is the only Kentucky Derby winner that outran him, and he is a two-time stakes winner.

Incredibolt, the sixth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby (G1) is heading to Saturday’s 151st running of the Preakness Stakes (G1). Trainer Riley Mott said Monday afternoon that the son of Bolt d’Oro,

Why not run his 3-year-old colt Incredibolt in the Preakness Stakes (G1)? He could not come up with a reason not to. "Really, it randomly popped into my head when I was eating lunch," trainer Riley Mott said by phone from Louisville.

Kentucky Derby sixth Incredibolt will be entered in the 151st Preakness Stakes as Riley Mott announces logistics plans for his charge.

The middle jewel of horse racing‘s Triple Crown is one of the biggest sports events coming up. Incredibolt is one of 14 horses running in the 2026 Preakness Stakes. Of the 13 horses that Incredibolt is running against, Golden Tempo is not one of them ...

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