Preakness Stakes 2026 Race Day Schedule, Start-Times, Horses, How to watch, TV Channel, Streaming
Moving on to the biggest day in Pimlico Race Course’s calendar, everything builds to the Grade I Triple Crown race. Most of the wagers taken by Preakness Stakes betting sites are on the big race for sure. There’s a packed program before we get to that, though.
The Preakness Stakes schedule contains another 14 races. There are five Grade III contests and a with couple Listed status in the build-up to the main event. Each of these are worth a mention too. The Chick Lang Stakes is a six-furlong sprint on the dirt for three-year-olds only. There is also the Maryland Spring Stakes at the same distance open to older horses.
Three of the Grade IIIs are turf races. These are the Gallorette Stakes over an extended mile, the Dinner Party Stakes that is the oldest stakes race in the entire Mid-Atlantic region, and James W Murphy Stakes for three-year-olds. Here is the complete Preakness race schedule for the big day:
Preakness Stakes 2026 Race Day Schedule, Start-Times
Race No Race Name Race Type Surface Distance Age of Horses
1 Allowance Optional Claimer Claiming Race Dirt 6f 3yo+
2 Allowance Race Turf 1m 3yo+
3 Maiden Special Weight Maiden Dirt 1m 0.5f 3yo
4 Maryland Sprint Stakes Grade III Dirt 6f 3yo+
5 Allowance Race Turf 5f 3yo+
6 Skipat Stakes Listed Dirt 6f 3yo+ fillies & mares
7 Gallorette Stakes Grade III Turf 1m 0.5f 3yo+
8 Chick Lang Stakes Grade III Dirt 6f 3yo
9 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes Listed Turf 5f 3yo+
10 Sir Barton Stakes Black Type Dirt 1m 0.5f 3yo
11 James W Murphy Stakes Grade III Turf 1m 3yo
12 Dinner Party Stakes Grade III Turf 1m 1f 3yo+
13 Preakness Stakes Grade I Dirt 1m 1.5f 3yo
14 UAE President Cup Grade I Dirt 1m 0.5f 4yo+
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