Preakness entry and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is led to the barn at Pimlico Race Course by groom Ramiro Gonzales. Big Brown arrived Wednesday night in Baltimore for Saturday's 133rd running of the Preakness.

Baltimore ? Running on the outside has been very good to Big Brown. Now the Kentucky Derby winner gets to try things from the middle.

He was installed as the 1-2 early favorite for Saturday’s Preakness, and a victory could set up a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes.

A field of 13 3-year-olds was entered Wednesday, with Big Brown drawing the No. 7 post for the 13â16-mile race at Pimlico.

Big Brown won the Derby from the No. 20 far outside post and he won the Florida Derby from the No. 12 post. Now, he’ll test himself under Kent Desormeaux from nearly the middle of the pack.

“He gets to save some ground for the first time,” co-owner Michael Iavarone said.

Eleven winners have come from the No. 7 post, the last being Silver Charm in 1997. Silver Charm also won the Kentucky Derby, but was outdueled in the stretch run of the Belmont by Touch Gold to lose his Triple Crown bid.

Big Brown is 4-0 in his career, having won by a combined total of more than 33 lengths.

Gayego was made the 8-1 second choice and will break from the No. 12 post under Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith. The Arkansas Derby winner is the only Derby starter to take on Big Brown again. Gayego started in the second from the outside post in the Derby and finished 17th, beaten by 363â4 lengths.

Lexington Stakes winner Behindatthebar, trained by Todd Pletcher, was the 10-1 third choice and drew the No. 5 post. He skipped the Derby with the Preakness as his main target.

The other 10 starters all were listed at odds of 15-1 or higher.

The field, from the rail out: Macho Again (Julien Leparoux, 20-1); Tres Borrachos (Tyler Baze, 30-1); Icabad Crane (Jeremy Rose, 30-1); Yankee Bravo (Alex Solis, 15-1); Behindatthebar (David Flores, 10-1); Racecar Rhapsody (Robby Albarado, 30-1); Big Brown (Kent Desormeaux, 1-2); Kentucky Bear (Jamie Theriot, 15-1); Stevil (John Velazquez, 30-1); Riley Tucker (Edgar Prado, 30-1); Giant Moon (Ramon Dominguez, 30-1); Gayego (Mike Smith, 8-1); and Hey Byrn (Charles Lopez, 20-1).