Preakness Stakes Betting

Preakness Contenders

The field has been lined up for this Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. While a maximum of 14 horses can race, it looks like a baker’s dozen made it through. Only five from the Derby are running: Super Saver, the Derby winner, Paddy O’Prado (3rd), Lookin at Lucky (6th), Dublin (7th), and Jackson Bend (12th).

A Little Warm pulled out on Monday and had been thought to be a real factor in the Preakness. Conveyance and Sidney’s Candy are considered the speedsters from the Derby, not running the Preakness, A Little Warm could have pushed the field to either run faster or run out of steam. Many feel this will be a slow and steady race without such pushers, which is a race perfectly played for Calvin Borel and Super Saver. This one is going to go to the wire for the horses and the Preakness Stakes betting. Which horse would you bet on for this race? Head over to www.sportsbook.com to place your Preakness Stakes bet today.

The rest of the Preakness field rounds out with: Aikenite, Caracortado, Pleasant Prince, Yawanna Twist, Schoolyard Dreams, Northern Giant, Hurricane Ike, and First Dude. Borel rode Hurricane Ike to a win in the Derby Trial but then won the Derby with Super Saver. So he will face his old mount against jockey Robby Albarado.

Of course, Hurricane Ike will be facing both his second and third place finishers from the Derby Trial, Aikenite and Pleasant Prince. Some believe without the fearless leadership of the racings golden boy, Borel, Hurricane Ike will not fair so well. Remember, Hurricane Ike keeps a fairly good record though with an 8-2-2-1, so it is not all jockey related.

It’s hard to talk about who else might take the Preakness because secretly most people want to see a Triple Crown. But Paddy O’Prado, now back on dirt has a decent shot of making a run for it. He does well when not on artificial turf. Paddy O’Prado loves to threaten Super Saver, so it could be an interesting rivalry renewed yet again.


Most think Yawanna Twist is considered a long shot, as is Aikenite though they both have the heart to make a run for the purse. Yawanna Twist’s campaign to run has pushed him out to play with the big boys even though his record does not hold up. Many think Aikenite is not a real contender, but with an 8-1-2-2 record you cannot give up on this horse’s ability to render the field speechless when he comes out of nowhere. Riding on a high post his 2nd place finish at the Derby Trial.

Horseracing is horse racing. No one knows where it will end up at finish line, but for the first time in a long time, there is a reasonable shot at a Triple Crown. Although that word is thrown around quite a bit after every Derby, the combination of horse and rider entering this Preakness Stakes makes most believe this might just be the year. Only time will tell if the dry spell will end and no matter what there is still Belmont Stakes to take on after the Preakness. But Horse racing bettors will have their eyes and their bets focused on the Preakness this weekend.