Preakness wagering for the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes gets underway on Saturday, May 17th at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The second race in the Triple Crown is the shortest of the three races but it still has exciting Preakness odds. Here are more notes about 2008 Preakness .
Preakness wagering determined whether or not the Kentucky Derby winner has a shot at the Triple Crown. The race was named after the 1870 Dinner Party Stakes winner, Preakness and the name has stuck through the years. The winning horse in Preakness odds gets to wear the black eyed Susans blanket and have their colors pained on the famous weather vane at Pimilico. Preakness has been going on since it first started in 1873. Preakness odds are actually older than Kentucky Derby odds.
Preakness wagering takes place two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes. Preakness odds almost always have the Kentucky Derby winning horse as the favorite and the field is always shorter than the Kentucky Derby. The Preakness field is usually larger than the Belmont. On average, about 8-10 horses are on the Preakness wagering board each year.
Preakness wagering options include win, place and show betting in addition to exact, quinella, trifecta and superfecta options. Preakness wagering will also be part of pick three’s, the pick four and the pick six at Pimlico on Preakness day. Usually gamblers will get involved in Preakness wagering looking to bet the Kentucky Derby winner on a win ticket and then key the horse into exactas, trifectas and superfecta tickets. Since the Derby winner will be favored in Preakness that means less value on these tickets unless the Derby winner finishes out of the money.
Horse racing betting really gets exciting at Pimlico on Preakness weekend. There will be a total of 10 stakes races run on Preakness day for the 2008 Preakness Stakes. This gives gamblers a wide variety of races to put in with the Preakness on pick three’s, the pick four and the pick six.