Preakness Stakes odds do not have Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird as the favorite on Saturday. In fact, Mine That Bird is the co-third choice in Preakness betting at 6-1.Preakness odds favor Rachel Alexandra at 8-5 followed by Pioneerof the Nile at 5-1. Mine That Bird and Friesan Fire are 6-1 in Preakness Stakes odds. Usually the Kentucky Derby winner is favored in Preakness Stakes odds in sports betting but not this year.
After winning the Derby at online betting odds of 50-1, Mine That Bird is getting more respect, perhaps too much in Preakness Stakes betting. Mine That Bird’s trainer Bennie Woolley said his horse is doing well leading up to Preakness betting on Saturday but he is not going out on a limb and claiming his horse is the one to beat in Preakness odds. “Horses fire big races, and I’m not saying he didn’t run over his form, but they do fire big races, and hopefully he’ll fire back like that this week,” Woolley said.
The true Preakness odds on Mine That Bird are likely to more like 10-1 come post time on Saturday. Rachel Alexandra is going to get a lot of attention in Preakness betting and other Derby horses are considered superior to Mine That Bird. That doesn’t mean his trainer is not proud of his horse’s Derby win. “He passed 18 head of Grade 1 horses from the three-eighths pole to the wire, so it’s not like he stole an easy lead and just got away from them,” Woolley said. “The horse had to work for it and earned it. That speaks for itself.”
Sports betting information tells us that jockey Calvin Borel has decided to get off of Mine That Bird and ride Rachel Alexandra in Preakness Stakes odds. Online betting information shows that Hall of Famer Mike Smith will now be aboard Mine That Bird in Preakness Stakes odds. “Calvin did a great job, but he also gave Mike, if he rides him, something to go by, because that’s the trip we’ve been looking for all along,” said Woolley.
Here is a look at the Preakness Stakes odds and post positions for Saturday’s race.
1. Big Drama 10-1
2. Mine That Bird 6-1
3. Musket Man 8-1
4. Luv Gov 50-1
5. Friesan Fire 6-1
6. Terrain 30-1
7. Papa Clem 12-1
8. General Quarters 20-1
9. Pioneerof the Nile 5-1
10. Flying Private 50-1
11. Take the Points 30-1
12. Tone It Down 50-1
13. Rachel Alexandra 8-5
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