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By NOAH TRISTER<\/strong> AP Sports Writer<\/p>\n

LAUREL, Md. \u2014 With the Triple Crown off the table, there\u2019s another bit of history that could be made in horse racing this week:<\/p>\n

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Is this the most wide open Preakness ever?<\/p>\n

The morning line odds suggest it could be after Iron Honor was installed as a 9-2 favorite following Monday\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n

With Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo held out of the race and a sizeable field of 14 horses currently in it, there\u2019s no clear choice to beat. Any number of entrants could conceivably be favored by the time the race begins Saturday at Laurel Park.<\/p>\n

Taj Mahal (5-1), Chip Honcho (5-1), Incredibolt (5-1) and Ocelli (6-1) are the other top picks on the morning line. Napoleon Solo (8-1) was next, and trainer Chad Summers saw little reason his horse couldn\u2019t prevail.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the right opportunity with the right field, and we\u2019ve already beaten the morning-line favorite,\u201d Summers said.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because Napoleon Solo was fifth in the Wood Memorial and Iron Honor was seventh. Iron Honor did win the Gotham Stakes in February.<\/p>\n

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Chad Brown, who has won the Preakness twice, trains Iron Honor. He chalked up the horse\u2019s seventh-place showing at the Wood Memorial on April 4 to getting bothered in the first turn and never really relaxing throughout that race. The decision was then made to take the blinkers off the horse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve given him a change to get over that experience, and he seems to be in a good place right now training just the way we want him,\u201d Brown said last week. \u201cHe\u2019s been training very consistent, very relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n

No Preakness favorite \u2013 when the race started \u2013 has had odds of 9-2 or longer since at least 1940. Often, it\u2019s the Derby winner going off at a short price, but now Golden Tempo is the third in the past five years to skip this race.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps that explains why this could be the largest Preakness field in 15 years. The previous time 14 horses made it to the starting gate was in 2011.<\/p>\n

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Post time Saturday is 7:01 p.m. ET at Laurel, which is hosting the middle race of the Triple Crown this year as Pimlico in Baltimore is rebuilt.<\/p>\n

Three horses from the Derby are in the field \u2013 Ocelli, Incredibolt and Robusta (30-1). Great White (15-1) is also back after being scratched from the Derby when he threw his jockey just before the race began.<\/p>\n

Ocelli was third in the Derby as a 70-1 shot. Incredibolt was sixth and Robusta was 14th.<\/p>\n

Jose Ortiz, the jockey from Golden Tempo\u2019s Derby win, is on Chip Honcho this time.<\/p>\n

Taj Mahal is trained by Brittany Russell, who has won several meet training titles in Maryland. Taj Mahal has three wins in three starts, all at Laurel. He\u2019ll be on the inside after drawing the No. 1 post Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is what it is. We\u2019ll just have to see how it goes,\u201d Russell said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good gate horse, he has speed. So that\u2019ll help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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