Speed in 2010 Preakness Betting. 2010 Preakness betting action is quickly approaching for the May 15th race that will see if the Kentucky Derby winner can beat the Preakness Stakes odds. There are plenty of angles to consider for the race one of which is the speed factors. 2010 Preakness betting will pit the Kentucky Derby winning horse against some of the top thoroughbreds in the country, many of whom were held out of the Derby and are laying in wait ready to ambush the Derby winner with fresher legs.
When looking over the different 2010 Preakness betting angles to consider, the first factor to take a hard look at is speed. Unlike the Kentucky Derby, which is a longer and more stressful race that requires better endurance, the Preakness Stakes will often be won by a horse that is more oriented towards speed rather than distance running. Rachel Alexandra was a classic example of this last year as the filly was able to hold off a late charge by Mine That Bird, who was better suited for the Kentucky Derby where the extra track length gave him enough time to rally for a win. Rachel Alexandra broke out free and early in the Preakness Stakes and it was her speed that built up enough of a lead for her to be able to withstand a late charge from challengers.
There are plenty of front runners that will go wire to wire in a race and bring home the profits. A good way to track a horse’s speed is with the past results charts which indicate where the horse was at various points of a race. These past performance charts will often reveal if a horse is speed oriented or not. A horse that consistently shows to be in the top two or three of races early on is definitely a speed oriented horse that is inclined to simply try and out run the field before they can kick it into high gear for the stretch run.
In Preakness Stakes odds, speed takes on a far greater meaning for an advantage than at either the Kentucky Derby or the marathon Belmont Stakes, which is the longest of the Triple Crown races. In 2008 Big Brown won the Preakness Stakes based in large part because of his tremendous speed as it was perfectly suited for the Pimlico Race Course at Baltimore, Maryland.