Earned an automatic Preakness berth with a rallying win as the favorite in Oaklawn's Bathhouse Row Stakes on April 19. The Louisiana Derby third-place finisher has alternated wins and losses in his last 5 starts.

Kentucky Derby favorite and runner-up would head to Baltimore once again the horse to beat. The Santa Anita Derby, San Felipe and Los Al Futurity winner is a son of 2007 Preakness winner Curlin. Trainer McCarthy saddled Rombauer to Preakness glory in 2021.

Maryland-based colt has won 4 of his last 5 starts, inlcuding the Private Terms and the automatic berth that goes to the Federico Tesio Stakes victor. A nose away from 5 straight wins. All state starts came at Laurel Park and would be making his Pimlico debut.

British-bred and based son of Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A.P., he wintered in Dubai comes off 3 straight runner-up finishes. Missed by a nose in the UAE Derby to Kentucky Derby hopeful Admire Daytona, who hails from Japan. Both career wins have come in 1-mile journeys, but sustained well to the Preakness distance last time out at Meydan.

Son of 2016 Preakness third-place finisher (and Kentucky Derby winner) Nyquist won Keeneland’s Lexington Stakes last out by 2-lengths for trainer Brendan Walsh. Has now won two consecutive races and the Lexington has been a popular steppingstone to the Preakness in the last decade.

With two consecutive frontrunning victories under his belt, Clever Again is one of the ‘now’ horses in this three-year-old crop. His 4-length victory in Oaklawn’s Hot Springs Stakes stamped him as a legitimate graded stakes threat. Trainer Steve Asmussen is a two-time Preakness winner (2009, Rachel Alexandra and 2007, Curlin), while sire American Pharoah was victorious in 2015. -- Photo Courtesy: Oaklawn Park (Coady).

Kentucky Derby 16th-place finisher looks for the same bounce-back that produced 2006 Preakness champ Louis Quatorze. Romping winner of the Virginia Derby in mid-March for 89-year-old D. Wayne Lukas, who won his 7th Preakness last year with Seize the Grey. Son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify.

Wire-to-wire winner of the Wood Memorial in New York, this California-based colt arguably leaped from third string to first team for Baffert in that performance. Son of 2020 Derby winner Authentic has done his best running on the lead and should be expected to be part of the early pace. Seeks to become first Wood winner to wear the roses since Fusaichi Pegasus (2000) and first alum of that race since Funny Cide (2003).

Narrow defeats in the Fountain of Youth and Blue Grass by a combined margin of 1 length followed eye-catching victories at shorter trips in his first 2 starts at Gulfstream Park. Pedigree for shorter distances but has held up reasonably well going slightly lesser journeys than the Preakness. Trainer Pletcher has won multiple Derbies and Belmonts, but seeks his first Preakness.

Unbeaten Kentucky Derby Day allowance undercard winner at Churchill Downs gets tested for class and distance. Would be the most lightly raced Preakness entrant in this year's lineup. Same connections as Preakness 150 hopeful Rodriguez and 2023 Preakness champ National Treasure. Debuted April 6 with a victory at Santa Anita.