Preakness Stakes Expert Predictions and Betting Advice

Horses That are Real Preakness Stakes Contenders
by Robert Ferringo - 5/18/2011

The Preakness is not only the shortest of the three Triple Crown horses races, but also it routinely posts one of the smallest fields. With a maximum of 14 mounts this mile-and-a-quarter race is perhaps the most wide-open, lightning fast, no-holds-barred of any of the three Triple Crown runs.

2011 Preakness Stakes Odds: Fresh Horses in the Preakness
by T.O. Whenham - 5/18/2011

One of the biggest challenges in handicapping the Preakness Stakes is dealing with the horses that join the Triple Crown trail in Baltimore after skipping the first stop in Kentucky. Quite often they are horses that didn’t run in the Derby because they weren’t good enough to do so -- either they didn’t have the earnings to make the field, they couldn’t handle the distance, or they just weren’t of the caliber to be ready for the run for the roses.

2011 Preakness Stakes Jockeys
by T.O. Whenham - 5/18/2011

As always in a Triple Crown race, the jockeys in this year’s Preakness pack a whole lot of storylines. They may be little, but they sure are interesting: Here are eight of the more interesting jockey stories for this year’s Preakness:

Horses That Can Win the Preakness Stakes
by T.O. Whenham - 5/13/2011

Animal Kingdom looked pretty good in winning the Kentucky Derby, but obviously not good enough to scare off the competition -- it looks like we’ll see a full Preakness Stakes field of 14 horses on May 21 as the Derby winner tries to secure the second leg of the Triple Crown. Any horse can win any given race if things work out just right for them, but there are obviously some horses that just aren’t that likely to succeed. Of the 14 likely starters you can only legitimately say that there are seven horses that can win the Preakness Stakes. Here’s a look at each (Preakness odds are the early numbers from Daily Racing Form):

2011 Preakness Stakes Contenders
by Robert Ferringo - 5/11/2011

Call it Fate. Call it good fortune. Call it what you will, but for whatever reason it looks like Animal Kingdom’s bid for the Triple Crown continues to get easier by the day. The Kentucky Derby-winning colt benefitted from a sketchy field at Churchill Downs and may once again be stacked up against the “B Team” in the next leg of the Triple Crown horse races, the Preakness Stakes.

Can Animal Kingdom win the Triple Crown?
by T.O. Whenham - 5/11/2011

I am not exaggerating when I say that there is pretty much nothing in the world I want more than a Triple Crown winner. I‘m totally obsessed. I was just barely out of diapers in 1978 when Affirmed last won the Triple Crown, and my heart has been broken more times than I want to count since then. As soon as the Kentucky Derby ends each year I focus entirely on whether the winner of that race can finally get it done.

2011 Preakness Stakes Field: An Early Look at Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 5/11/2011

Animal Kingdom’s Kentucky Derby win was reasonably impressive, but it obviously hasn’t scared too many horses away from challenging him in the Preakness. The maximum field size for the second jewel of the Triple Crown is 14 horses, and early indications are that all of the spots in the starting gate are going to be full. Here’s a look at the 14 horses that are at this point most likely to enter the Preakness Stakes field (odds are from the Daily Racing Form’s Mike Watchmaker):

Preakness Stakes Payout and Results
by Doc's Sports - 5/15/2010

There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2010 as Lookin at Lucky won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico over Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver. For Preakness Stakes payout results, co-favorite Lookin at Lucky paid $6.80 for a $2 win bet.

2010 Preakness Stakes Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 5/15/2010

It's all over but the guessing at this point. The second jewel of the Triple Crown is just a day away, and I've looked at this race from a million different angles. I think I know what I think about it by now. Here are five predictions about how the race is going to play out with my 2010 Preakness Stakes predictions:

2010 Preakness Stakes Picks
by T.O. Whenham - 5/14/2010

Bodog doesn't have as many prop bets listed for the Preakness Stakes as they did for the Kentucky Derby, but there are still several to look at. So, let's do just that and I will offer my Preakness Stakes picks for some of the props:

2010 Preakness Stakes Contenders
by Robert Ferringo - 5/14/2010

The Preakness Stakes is not only my favorite of the Triple Crown horse races but it’s also a favorite’s race in the Triple Crown series. The favorite has won this race in 70 of the 134 runnings at Pimlico, which is great news for Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver. Super Saver has been instilled as a slim favorite for this race for the Black Eyed Susans. The Preakness will be run at 6:15 p.m. EST on Saturday, May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland.

2010 Preakness Stakes Post Positions
by T.O. Whenham - 5/13/2010

The draw has taken place for the 135th Preakness Stakes, which will be run on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. EST at Pimlico in Baltimore and on NBC. We now know where the horses will be at the start and what the odds are going to be, and we can start to get down to the serious business of picking a winner. Here's how the draw turned out, and the first thoughts that come about as a result of the Preakness Stakes post position draw:

2010 Preakness Stakes Jockeys
by T.O. Whenham - 5/13/2010

Jockeys - very little men with very big responsibilities. The horses that run in the Triple Crown are so young, and the races so intense, that the jockeys have more of a role here then they do in most races. A great ride can turn a contender into a winner - just ask Calvin Borel. On the other hand, a bad ride can turn a legitimate horse into an irrelevant one. Here's a look at the 12 little men who will be riding in Saturday's Preakness:

2010 Preakness Stakes Betting Tips
by T.O. Whenham - 5/12/2010

The Preakness, the often under-appreciated second leg of the Triple Crown, takes place for the 135th time on Saturday at Pimlico in Baltimore. It doesn't have the tradition and appeal of the Kentucky Derby, and the Belmont frequently has a shot at the Triple Crown to add intrigue. However, this race is still a Classic, and it still is a more-than-worthy bet. To make sure that those bets are the best that they can possibly be, here are four Preakness Stakes betting tips to consider:

2010 Preakness Stakes Betting Trends
by T.O. Whenham - 5/12/2010

One of the best ways to get ready to handicap a Triple Crown race like the Preakness Stakes is to look back at what has happened in the past. History has a way of repeating itself in these races, so by looking at the Preakness Stakes trends that have emerged in the past we can have a good sense of which horses we need to pay more attention to, and which ones are just traps looking to suck our money out of our wallets. Here's a look at five Preakness trends:

Horses That Can Win the 2010 Preakness Stakes
by T.O. Whenham - 5/12/2010

There are 12 horses entered in the Preakness, so that obviously means that there are 12 horses with a chance to win the race. It's equally obvious that some of the horses have a better chance - a much better chance - of winning the race than others. As with most years it's reasonably easy to split this field into contenders and pretenders. In my eyes there are five horses that have a much better chance of winning the Preakness than the others.

Super Saver Chances for Triple Crown
by T.O. Whenham - 5/6/2010

There is absolutely nothing more I want in sports than a Triple Crown. Not a Michigan National Championship, a Calgary Flames dynasty, or a return to pitching for Nolan Ryan. I have a poster on the wall of my office of the 11 Triple Crown winners, and every year I hope against hope that it will be made irrelevant and I will have to replace it with an updated version. All of that means that I have spent a whole lot of time thinking about whether Super Saver is going to win the Triple Crown this year.

Early Look at the 2010 Preakness Field
by T.O. Whenham - 5/5/2010

The dust is settling on an underwhelming Kentucky Derby. Or at least it would be settling if the track wasn't a mud bog for the race. Instead of rehashing a glacially slow race that certainly isn't going to go down as a classic, it's time to look forward to what is on the horizon.