Preakness Stakes betting longshots for the 2009 Preakness may not get a lot of attention but there sure are going to be a lot of them. Preakness Stakes betting favorites are normally the way to go in this race and that could be the case again on Saturday with Rachel Alexandra the online betting choice.
Preakness longshots have just not been profitable through the years. They are not even a popular way to bet the race. Preakness betting favorites win 51% of the time so that means Preakness Stakes betting longshots normally lose. The number of Preakness betting longshots is high for this year’s race. 13 or 14 horses are expected in this year’s field and most of them will go off at double-digit odds. Let’s look at some of the Preakness Stakes betting longshots that at least might have a chance to win this year.
It is really a matter of debate among online sports betting gamblers whether Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird is considered one of the Preakness betting longshots or not. The horse was 50-1 in the Derby and although he won’t be that high in the Preakness, most online sports betting experts don’t believe he can win the Preakness. If you consider him one of the Preakness betting longshots you might want to look elsewhere. Closers rarely win this race and Mine That Bird looks like a closer.
Perhaps a couple of other longshots are more attractive. Big Drama is a newcomer and has jockey John Velazquez in the irons. Flying Private has D. Wayne Lukas as his trainer. Friesan Fire was the Kentucky Derby betting favorite and should bounce back. General Quarters is training well for Tom McCarthy. One of the Preakness betting longshots that was originally in the race has withdrawn. Hull is now not part of the Preakness field.
Derby second place horse Pioneerof The Nile will not be a longshot and could be put into the Preakness Stakes betting favorites category while Kentucky Derby third place finisher Musket Man could be in that category along with fourth place finisher Papa Clem. Another Preakness Stakes betting longshot will be Take The Points in addition to Terrain and Tone It Down who are both on the online betting odds board for the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 16th.
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