Odds to Win the 2008 Preakness Stakes
Written May 12, 2008 by Jack Jones
On Saturday May 17th the 2008 running of the Preakness Stakes is set to get underway. We thought it would be a good idea to get a look at the odds for each horse that is set to race. The race will take place at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, and will mark the 133rd running of the race. The Preakness is the second and shortest race of the coveted Triple Crown. The only horse with a shot at the Triple Crown will be Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown. The Preakness Stakes will have a much shorter field than that of the Kentucky Derby, and Big Brown will be the only horse racing in both the derby and the Preakness Stakes. This makes for a very interesting race as many of the horses will have fresh legs, but Big Brown will have the experience that comes along with racing at the Kentucky Derby. So while it will be hard to pick a horse to beat Big Brown, it is just as hard for the odds makers to set up the odds without really seeing the other horses race in a big time race. Lets take a look at some of the horses with the best odds coming into the Preakness Stakes.
Favorites
As you might expect Big Brown is your favorite coming into the race after a dominating performance at the Kentucky Derby with odds at 3/10, but there are a couple other horses that the odds makers are giving some pretty good odds on winning the race. Behindathebar comes in with the odds at 12/1. Behindatthebar was a late scratch at the Kentucky Derby, and will come in off two impressive victories and some fresh legs at the Preakness Stakes. Rounding up the favorites is Harlem Rocker who is currently sitting at 11/2 odds to win the race. Besides the great name this horse has what it takes to win at the Preakness Stakes. This white horse was the winner of the Withers Stakes and is considered by many as a real threat to Big Brown.
Middle of the Pack
There are five horses that come in with odds at 25/1 or 20/1 and are considered as horses that will likely need everything to go right for them to win the Preakness Stakes. Giant Moon, Yankee Bravo, and Kentucky Bear all come in with odds at 25/1, and if we had to pick a horse out of this group to finish in the top 3 we would have to go with Yankee Bravo who was the winner of the California Derby at Golden Gate Fields in January and had solid finishes at the Louisiana Derby where he finished 3rd and the Santa Anita Derby where he finished 4th. Hey Byrn and Macho Again both come in at 20/1 and both can be considered solid sleepers this weekend as Macho Again is coming in with a win at the Derby Trial Stakes at Churchill Downs on April 26th and Hey Byrn has been pretty impressive this year an wins at the Gulfstream Park, Florida Derby, and the Holy Bull Stakes. If we had to pick a horse out of this whole group with a shot to win it all it would be Hey Byrn based on his number of quality starts this year.
Long Shots
The rest of the field is set with odds at 50/1 and picking a horse out of this group to shock the world is not an easy task, as it will take a near perfect run for one of these horses to make some noise at the Preakness Stakes. If we had to pick a horse here to surprise the field it would be Icabad Crane as he has some wins under his belt including his 2008 debut at Aqueduct in an allowance race and a win in his last start at the Federico Tesio Stakes on the same track as they will be racing this coming weekend. So if you are looking for a big time sleeper this is your horse. For a list of all the other horses with odds of 50/1 check the list at the bottom of this page.
Now that you have an in-depth look at the odds for the 2008 running of the Preakness Stakes, head over to Bodog and get your bet in on the upcoming race. Also be sure to check back for our expert predictions on the race. Below is a list of each horse and their odds for winning the 2008 Preakness Stakes.
Behindatthebar 12/1
Big Brown 3/10
Giant Moon 25/1
Harlem Rocker 11/2
Hey Byrn 20/1
Icabad Crane 50/1
Kentucky Bear 25/1
Macho Again 20/1
Racecar Rhapsody 50/1
Riley Tucker 50/1
Stevil 50/1
Tres Borrachos 50/1
Yankee Bravo 25/1
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