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2018 Preakness Stakes Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/17/2018
So, now that the 2018 Preakness Stakes entries are in and the post positions are drawn, it's time for us to make some Preakness predictions. And to do so we are going to pretend that there is some intrigue and it's not clear who I think is going to win this race. We'll pretend that it's a wide-open race and that if the race goes off without serious issues that there is more than one horse that can win the race. We'll pretend that any of the eight horses entered have a decent chance to win and that handicapping this race takes a lot of study, consideration and luck. Read More >>
Best Trifecta Bets for the 2018 Preakness Stakes
by Trevor Whenham - 5/15/2018
There are going to be easier races run than the Preakness this year when it comes to making good money. Justify is an absolute Goliath in the race. He should be 3/5 or less in the morning line and will very likely be bet well below that by post time. The return on a win bet will be so small as to make it not worth the risk. That means we need to get creative to search for a more exciting payoff, and the obvious spot to do that could be the trifecta - a good combination of risk and reward for most bettors. So, it only makes sense as we await the drawing of the field and the loading of horses into the starting gate that we look at the some of the best trifecta bets for the Preakness. Read More >>
2018 Preakness Stakes Long Shots: Advice and Expert Betting Tips for Value
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
Let's be honest. The Preakness Stakes isn't shaping up to be a great spot for long shot hunting this year. As I write this on Monday it looks like there are going to be eight starters barring a surprise. The 10,000-ton gorilla is Derby winner Justify. He currently sits at -250 at Bovada to win the Preakness, and strong indications are that he will be at no better than 3/5 on the morning line once entries and post positions are drawn on Wednesday afternoon. Read More >>
Good Magic Odds to Win the 2018 Preakness Stakes with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
For a while it looked like Justify was going to get a free pass in the Preakness. As time passed, though, the rumor that Good Magic was seriously being considered turned into fact, and the best horse other than the winner in the Kentucky Derby, and the reigning two-year-old champion for that matter, is here to make Justify honest. At his best this colt probably can't beat the heavy favorite, and his connections know it. But he is the second best in this race by a wide margin and could be well positioned to take advantage if things finally become too much for Justify and he shows his first flash of mortality. Read More >>
Tenfold Odds to Win the 2018 Preakness Stakes with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
If Justify can do it then maybe Tenfold can, too. Justify won a Triple Crown race in his first try, and he had run just three times before and never as a two-year-old. Now Tenfold is heading to the Preakness with just three races of experience in a career that only started in February. Can lightning strike twice? The colt is very well bred, but there is a glaring difference between this colt and the Derby winner. Justify is an incredible freak who has yet to take a single step wrong. Tenfold was a non-threatening fifth last time out behind a horse that was a disastrous 19th in the Derby. Justify just had to keep doing what he was doing. Read More >>
Preakness Stakes Facts 2018
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
There is a lot written every year about the Preakness Stakes here. We are kind of obsessed with it. Yet there are still lots of questions that people have. And we like to answer people's questions. So, we have rounded up a bunch of those questions, provided some answers, sprinkled in some Preakness facts, and hopefully made us all wiser in the process: Read More >>
Sporting Chance Odds to Win the 2018 Preakness Stakes with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
Let's pretend that Sporting Chance is well named and that he does indeed have a sporting chance of winning the Preakness. He is a Grade 1 winner with nice breeding and a trainer who has won this race as much as anyone alive. But his last race was putrid, his best races came as a two-year-old and before an injury, and at his best he just doesn't seem to be good enough. We'll look at the colt from a variety of angles, but at the risking of spoiling the read I'll admit that I won't be betting on him. Read More >>
Diamond King Odds to Win the 2018 Preakness Stakes with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
The Preakness Stakes this year is all about Justify in the eyes of many, but there are indeed other horses running. One of those horses is new to the Triple Crown trail this year, but he has a trainer who has a perfect record in the Preakness, some solid breeding well suited to this test, four career wins in five finished races, and potentially a serious upgrade in jockeys. So, can Diamond King combine all of that to overcome a serious deficit in the odds and make history by winning the second leg of the Triple Crown and ending the fevered Triple Crown dreams many are having when it comes to Justify? Read More >>
Quip Odds to Win the 2018 Preakness Stakes with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/14/2018
There is the potential for Quip to create some bittersweet feelings in the ownership group. Justify, the Kentucky Derby winner and heavy Preakness favorite, is owned by a group of four partner organizations. Quip, who had the points to make the Derby field but passed on that race while aiming for this one, is owned by three. Two of Quip's owners also own Justify, and the third used to own Justify's racing rights but sold them while retaining his breeding rights. So, in the unlikely event that Quip were to upset Justify, it would probably be the most muted celebration party ever. Read More >>
Justify Odds to Win the 2018 Preakness Stakes with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/11/2018
Do you have one of those friends who says the most stupidly obvious things all the time but says them as if he believes they are profound. Sure you do - we all do. If that person was writing this horse preview for the Preakness then this is the place where he would talk about how he had broken down the Preakness, handicapped it from every angle, and come to the conclusion that Justify was the best horse and was well positioned to win. Read More >>
How to Place a Bet on the Preakness Stakes in 2018
by Trevor Whenham - 5/10/2018
Betting on the Preakness Stakes happens just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, but it is an entirely different betting challenge than the first leg of the Triple Crown. The field is smaller, the level of competition is generally less - or at least less deep -- and the public betting action is often focused like a fire hose on one horse. So, you must have a strategy to find success betting on the Preakness - or at least to give you the best possible chance of doing so. Let's look at how to place a bet on the Preakness Stakes in 2018: Read More >>
Where to Bet on the Preakness Stakes in 2018
by Trevor Whenham - 5/10/2018
The Preakness is still more than a week away, and the field is far from set yet. But most people already know who they are picking to win. Justify is a 200-pound gorilla here, and most of our job is not about how to handicap the race but instead how to try to make a reasonable profit when that's not going to be easy to find. But we can worry about that somewhere else. What we want to cover here is not who to bet on but instead where to bet on the Preakness. You have lots of options. And because the profit margins are going to be pretty slim if Justify wins, you'll want to know about as many places to bet as you can so you can find the best price and the best options possible. Read More >>
Horses that Can Win the Preakness Stakes in 2018
by Trevor Whenham - 5/9/2018
The assignment here is to talk about horses that can win the Preakness Stakes in 2018. And it's only fair that I warn you in advance that this is not going to be the most useful article that I have ever written. The reason is simple - the answer to the question of which horses can win the Preakness is either obvious or impossible. This is either the most straightforward race possible or a total mess. If everything goes as it should then this could be the shortest article I have ever written. Read More >>
Handicapping the 2018 Preakness Stakes Field: Early Look
by Trevor Whenham - 5/9/2018
The Preakness field is almost certainly never as strong as the Derby field - and certainly not as deep. But this year it has gone to an almost ridiculous extreme. We have one super horse, a potential challenger who would be a star many other years but was born at the wrong time, a potentially intriguing new entrant likely not good enough to win, and a bunch of horses just looking to grab a small piece of the $1.5 million purse - because even the minimum payment that comes for finishing fifth is better than you get for winning most races out there. Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Horses in the Preakness Stakes
by Trevor Whenham - 5/9/2018
There was a time when a large portion of the Preakness field was made up of horses that had run in the Kentucky Derby two weeks earlier. That was just kind of what horses, trainers and owners did. Things changed somewhere along the way as trainers became more conservative, horses became more specialized, and it became more acceptable for trainers to skip the Derby and join the Triple Crown trail later on. Read More >>
Can Justify Win the Triple Crown? Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/8/2018
After a truly incredible performance on Saturday in the Kentucky Derby, the obvious question is whether Justify can win the Triple Crown. That's the question we ask every year at this time, but it is a far more compelling one when it is a horse like this than when it is Mine That Bird, or even Always Dreaming or Nyquist. We'll go into much more detail soon, but the short answer to the question is a clear and certain "yes". Read More >>
2017 Preakness Stakes Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/19/2017
The horses are entered, the post positions are drawn, and now all that is left to do is for us to wait until post time for the Preakness. I've broken down the field countless times and played the race out in my mind more times than I should admit. I haven't entirely decided who I think will win the race - there's still time for that - but there are five 2017 Preakness Stakes predictions that I feel pretty good about at this point: Read More >>
2017 Preakness Stakes Betting Advice: Handicapping the Pace Scenarios
by Trevor Whenham - 5/17/2017
To effectively handicap any race you need to understand what it is likely to look like. How fast will it be run? Will it favor speed horses or closers? Will your horse be helped or hurt by the race shape? Will any horses have a particular advantage or obstacles that will get in their way of running their best race? In some races the pace scenario is tough to figure out or could look a number of different ways. The Preakness pace scenario, though, is much more straightforward. On paper, at least. Read More >>
Handicapping the 2017 Preakness Stakes: Jockey Analysis
by Trevor Whenham - 5/17/2017
Those little guys in the saddle will have a big impact on how the Preakness Stakes turns out. It's always the case. This isn't the toughest or craziest race by any means, but there is almost always a strong favorite, and the rest of the Preakness jockeys have to figure out how to maximize their chances while best limiting his potential. Read More >>
2017 Preakness Stakes Betting and Handicapping: the Trainers
by Trevor Whenham - 5/17/2017
There are nine trainers represented by the 10 runners in the Preakness this year. And it's a wide range - from Hall of Famers and guys who are sure to get there to a guy who has never won a graded stakes race before. What they have in common at this moment is that they all have talented colts in their stable, and they all have them dialed in at the right time of year. Only one will win, and each would become famous - or more famous - with a win here. So, who will it be? And what does each of the Preakness trainers bring to the table? Read More >>
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