Preakness Stakes Betting

The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico is the second leg of horse racing's legendary Triple Crown, and as such it generates a tremendous amount of betting interest. The race always features the horse that has captured the imagination of America's horseracing fans, namely the horse that won the Kentucky Derby.

However, let's get one thing straight: the horse that wins the Kentucky Derby is by no means the best three-year-old in the country. Sometimes the horse that wins the Run For The Roses just got very lucky, usually because of a perfect trip, and really has very little chance of replicating that performance again ever.

Giacomo and Monarchos were horses of that ilk that had one magical race where everything fell into place, and one could also argue that Funny Cide was no match for Empire Maker in terms of talent once the latter was fit and back to his best (in the Belmont).

The Preakness Stakes is however far easier to handicap than the Kentucky Derby and so the odds for the race generally pan out a lot better. Horses that are favored in the betting perform well in the Preakness because the field size is smaller, the track condition is easy to discern, and one does have a good line of form through the Kentucky Derby if it was a truly run race since many of those horses resume battle in Maryland following the first leg in Kentucky.

Horses like Smarty Jones, Real Quiet, War Emblem, Funny Cide, and Charismatic all kept their Triple Crown hopes alive, albeit fleetingly, by winning the Preakness with most of the betting action on them. They also won well enough here to give the nation false hope that there could be a new Affirmed on the horizon, but alas 30 years later it still has not happened, yet!

When it comes time to bet on the Preakness Stakes keep in mind that the Pimlico racetrack is notorious for favoring speed horses, and it can also have a substantial track bias that generally favors horses that hug the rail. So look at post positions and horses with early speed when you decide which horses to bet on in the big race.

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2008 Preakness Stakes - Will the 133rd Preakness Stakes attendance be higher then the record 2007 crowd of 121,263?
Yes	-200
No	+150
All wagers have action. Singles Only
2008 Preakness Stakes - Will the winner of the 133rd Preakness Stakes complete the race faster than the 1:53.46 time of Curlin last year?
Yes	-120
No	-120
All wagers have action. Singles Only
2008 Preakness Stakes- How many lengths will the winner of the Preakness Stakes win by?
More than 3 lengths	-150
3 lengths	+800
Less than 3 lengths	+150
All wagers have action. Singles Only
2008 Preakness Stakes - Which will be greater: Big Brown Margin of Victory or Number of Goals in the English FA Cup Final (90 mins + injury time only)
Big Brown Winning Margin	-200
English FA Cup Final Goals	+150
All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Behindatthebar	-165
Giant Moon	+125
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Behindatthebar	-170
Gayego	+130
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Which will be greater: The Margin of Victory by Big Brown in the 133rd Preakness or the Total runs scored in the Yankee's/Met's game on Saturday May 17th?
Big Brown Winning Margin +4 ½	+135
Yankee's/Mets Score Total -4 ½	-175
All wagers have action. Singles Only
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Racecar Rhapsody	-120
Riley Tucker	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Racecar Rhapsody	-120
Stevil	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Icabad Crane	+110
Yankee Bravo	-150
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Gayego	-120
Giant Moon	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Riley Tucker	-140
Tres Borrachos	EVEN
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Behindatthebar	-160
Yankee Bravo	+120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Stevil	-120
Tres Borrachos	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Behindatthebar	-170
Macho Again	+130
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Racecar Rhapsody	-120
Tres Borrachos	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Behindatthebar	-140
Kentucky Bear	EVEN
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Riley Tucker	-120
Stevil	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Behindatthebar	-175
Hey Byrn	+135
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
Will Big Brown win the 2008 Preakness by a greater or less margin than the 4 ¾ lengths he won the Kentucky Derby by?
Over 4 ¾ lengths	+125
Under 4 ¾ lengths	-165
All wagers have action. Singles Only
Will the “all-sources” Preakness race handle exceed the 2007 total of $57,360,494?
Yes	EVEN
No	-140
All wagers have action. Singles Only
Will all the NBC announcers pick Big Brown to win the Preakness Stakes?
Yes	-330
No	+230
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2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Hey Byrn	+110
Yankee Bravo	-150
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Kentucky Bear	-150
Macho Again	+110
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Kentucky Bear	-140
Yankee Bravo	EVEN
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Icabad Crane	EVEN
Macho Again	-140
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Kentucky Derby Props - Will the winner of the 134th Kentucky Derby win the 133rd Preakness Stakes?
Yes	-400
No	+275
All wagers have action. Singles Only.
Where will Big Brown be at the quarter pole of the 2008 Preakness Stakes?
1st or 2nd position	-120
3rd, 4th or 5th position	-120
6th or more position	+1400
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2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Gayego	-140
Hey Byrn	EVEN
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Gayego	+110
Kentucky Bear	-150
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
Odds to win the 2008 Preakness Stakes, Pimlico
Macho Again	20/1
Tres Borrachos	50/1
Icabad Crane	25/1
Yankee Bravo	20/1
Behindatthebar	10/1
Racecar Rhapsody	50/1
Big Brown	1/4
Kentucky Bear	14/1
Stevil	50/1
Riley Tucker	50/1
Giant Moon	20/1
Gayego	16/1
Hey Byrn	25/1
All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Gayego	-140
Macho Again	EVEN
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - WITHOUT Big Brown
Macho Again	7/1
Tres Borrachos	20/1
Icabad Crane	10/1
Yankee Bravo	13/2
Behindatthebar	4/1
Racecar Rhapsody	16/1
Kentucky Bear	5/1
Stevil	20/1
Riley Tucker	16/1
Giant Moon	7/1
Gayego	6/1
Hey Byrn	8/1
If Big Brown wins the race and your selection is 2nd - you win. If your selection wins the race - you win. All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Gayego	EVEN
Yankee Bravo	-140
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Hey Byrn	+120
Kentucky Bear	-160
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Match-Ups
Hey Byrn	-120
Macho Again	-120
Who will finish in the best position? All wagers have action.
2008 Preakness Stakes - Which will be greater: Big Brown Margin of Victory or Kobe Bryant assists in game 6 Friday May 16th?
Big Brown Winning Margin +2.5	-120
Kobe Bryant Assists -2.5	-120
All wagers have action.

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