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Preakness 2016: Odds, field, post positions, get to know contenders for Nyquist

Heading into the 2016 Preakness, you know about Nyquist, the unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner who is trying to become the second Triple Crown winner in as many years (and only the second since 1978). But who are the horses expected to challenge odds-on favorite Nyquist and deny history? With the exit of Gun Runner earlier in the week, Exaggerator, second in the Kentucky Derby, is the horse who will give Nyquist a big test in the Preakness.

Just two horses will return from the Kentucky Derby after several expected will not run.