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Preakness odds will probably prefer Animal Kingdom on Saturday, May 21st in the 136th running of the preakness stakes.
The Preakness is the 2nd contest in horse racing’s Triple Crown and the shortest of the three contests. Get ready for Preakness wagering by starting an account at the sportsbook.
Preakness odds have been in existence since 1873 and the contest has been run every year aside from two years in the late 1800’s. The contest was 1st run at a mile and a half but that was quickly adjusted to a mile and 4th.
The contest then was run at a mile and a quarter, a mile and a sixteenth, a mile and 70 yards, one mile, a mile and an 8th and the current mile and 3/16th. The largest crowd in Preakness gambling was in 2001 when 104,454 were in attendance at Pimlico. The all-time major trainer was Robert W. Walden with 7 wins while jockey Eddie Arcaro had 6 wins.
When you prepare for Preakness handicapping you want to remember that the best post is #6 while the #4 is 2nd best. The rail isn’t the kiss of death in the Preakness that it is in the Derby as quite a few horses have won from the rail although many of those wins were early in the race’s history.
In contrast to the Derby, favorites do very well in the Preakness. In fact, favorites win the Preakness close to half the time. Long shots simply do not do well in the Preakness so don’t expect to see the huge payoffs that you saw in the Derby. The lengthiest shot to ever win the Preakness was Master Derby at 23-1.
Major name horses have won the Preakness the last three years. A year ago it was Lookin at Lucky, in 2008 it was Rachel Alexandra and in 2007 it was Curlin. This year the favorite in Preakness odds will be Animal Kingdom who is arriving from a quality win in the Derby.
Three years ago Major Brown won the Preakness after winning the Derby but the horse failed in the Belmont. There hasn’t been a Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978. Animal Kingdom will try and win the Preakness on Saturday, May 21st and stay alive for horse racing’s Triple Crown.
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