2008 Preakness Stakes Predictions
Written by Jack Jones
The second leg of the Triple Crown is almost here as the Preakness Stakes is set to get underway on Saturday May 17th at Pimlico Raceway in Baltimore, Maryland. All eyes will be on Big Brown, the winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby. A win here and he will likely get a shot at taking home the first Triple Crown in ages at the Belmont Stakes. With a field full of newcomers and a shorter track Big Brown will again be the favorite when the race gets underway. The likelihood that Big Brown is able to win again might be better than you think. There is only one other horse from the Kentucky Derby expected to race at the Preakness Stakes, and with the recent success of Derby racers, Big Brown will be the horse to beat. Here are our predictions for the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes.
1. Big Brown 3/10 odds
It’s true we really didn’t think that this horse had it in him to win the Derby, and he went ahead and proved us wrong in convincing fashion. We aren’t going to make the same mistake twice here and we will take the favorite to win the Preakness Stakes. Many thought that the distance was going to be too much for Big Brown to handle, but that didn’t end up being the case. Now he goes to the shortest track out of the 3 Triple Crown races, and we don’t see any different outcome. We expect another dominating performance from this horse. Get ready for a ridiculous amount of attention to be put on this horse if he is able to win the Preakness Stakes, as his chances of winning the Belmont Stakes will be just as good.
2. Hey Byrn 20/1 odds
This horse just might have a chance of surprising the field and taking home the Preakness Stakes. He made his 2008 debut early this year at the Gulfstream Park where he took home the victory by an impressive 14-½ lengths. He then backed up that performance with another allowance win. He then slipped a little as he finished 4th at the Florida Derby, but got back on the right track with a win at the Holy Bull Stakes in April. So as you can see this horse has a history of winning and he has been pretty impressive to say the least so far in 2008. With the spotlight going to be mainly on Big Brown, it will give Hey Byrn a chance of stealing the show and cashing in big at the Preakness Stakes
3. Behindatthebar 12/1 odds
This horse decided to skip out on the Kentucky Derby, and his replacement Denis of Cork came in and finished 3rd. They were afraid that the horse was not ready for another race and decided it would be best if he sat out the derby. It would have been his 3rd race in 5 weeks, and they decided to put their focus on the Preakness Stakes. So this horse is going to come in with some fresh legs, and for a horse that has numerous top finishes including a win at Lexington on April 19th and winning a first-level allowance race at Santa Anita on April 3. So either way you look at it this horse has a great shot at a big performance at the Preakness, and like Hey Bym has a great shot at winning and ending Big Brown’s run at a Triple Crown.
So there you have it our predictions for the Preakness Stakes. While Big Brown will be the expected horse to come in and take over the race, you can see that he will have some tough competition to overcome. For all your Preakness Stakes betting needs be sure to head over to Bodog.com as they have the best horse betting setup in the game. As always feel free to leave any comments in our comment box.
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