Preakness Stakes betting includes odds on Musket Man who was third in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Derek Ryan was very pleased with his horse in the Derby and believes that Musket Man has a shot in Preakness Stakes odds. Let’s look at some of the numbers for Musket Man in terms of Preakness Stakes odds.
Preakness Stakes betting could be interesting since the Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird, is not likely to be favored. Musket Man should be one of the horses in the mix in Preakness Stakes odds although he won’t be favored. He won both starts as a 2-year old at Philadelphia Park. He also did well at Tampa Bay Downs and then went to Illinois and won the Illinois Derby by two lengths.
Musket Man did not have the best trip in the Derby so he has the right to improve in Preakness Stakes betting. He finished third, a nose behind Pioneerof the Nile and well back of surprise winner, Mine That Bird. “He got hung out so wide, but he was still coming at the end. I was really proud of him the way he ran today. He got bumped around, but that’s the Derby,” Ryan said. Musket Man’s jockey Eibar Coa also thought his horse could have done better. “I was forced to go wide coming into the stretch. My horse was still running at the end, but I got bumped near the finish, and I know that cost me second because that other horse (Pioneerof the Nile) only beat me a nose,” said Coa.
The problem for Musket Man in terms of Preakness Stakes betting is that he really hasn’t beaten anyone. He has won five of his seven starts but the only horse that he beat was General Quarters and he may not be very good.
The positive for Musket Man in Preakness Stakes betting is that his sire Yonaguska was a great sprinter. He won the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes as a juvenile, and then won three graded stakes between 6 and 7 furlongs the following year. Musket Man’s Dam is Fortuesque really didn’t do anything. Having a sire with a sprinting background is good news though in Preakness Stakes betting considering the Preakness is the shortest of the three Triple Crown races.
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