2008 Preakness Stakes Betting Odds & Lines
June 9, 2008
The 2008 Preakness Stakes odds are now posted and it’s time to start thinking about which horses have the best chance of winning the second leg of the Triple Crown. The 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes takes place at Pimlico Raceway in Maryland. As of May 13th there are 12 horses currently in the field. Only one of those horses comes over from the Kentucky Derby. That is Derby winner Big Brown currently listed as a big pre-race favorite. Big Brown dominated the 20-horse field in Kentucky and looks to take down the second leg of the Triple Crown with another big-time showing on Saturday, May 17th. Big Brown is currently listed as a ¼ favorite to win the 2008 Preakness Stakes.
The other contenders to win the 2008 Preakness Stakes include Behindatthebar with 10/1 odds, Yankees Bravo with 16/1 odds, Kentucky Bear with 16/1 odds, Giant Moon at 20/1 odds, Hey Burn at 20/1 odds, Macho again at 20/1 odds, Racecar Rhapsody at 40/1 odds, Riley Tucker at 40/1 odds, Icabad Crane at 50/1 odds, Stevil at 50/1 odds and Tres Borrachos at 50/1 odds. Now that you have seen a look into the 2008 Preakness Stakes odds listed above, it’s not time to start making your wagers.
The odds makers are obviously very strong on Big Brown winning with his ¼ odds to win the 2008 Preakness Stakes. It’s all with good reason. Big Brown is undefeated in 4 career starts and pulled away from the Derby field like a strike of lightning. This pony never lost stride and waited for the perfect time to make it’s move around the final turn. A 4 ¾ length victory over second-place finisher 8 Belles at the Derby shows you what kind of power this pony really has. It would be a mistake not to add Big Brown to your Exacta and Trifecta wagers for the 2008 Preakness Stakes.
There are many different 2008 Preakness Stakes odds posted other than which horses will win the race. At BodogLife you can bet on which horse will win without Big Brown in the field. This means that your horse can win or get second and you will get paid. The favorite to win this bet is Behindatthebar with 7/2 odds to finish first or second for a winning horse racing wager. You can also bet whether or not there will be a Triple Crown winner in 2008. Obviously, Big Brown has to win the Preakness and Belmont stakes for this to happen. As of today you can get Big Brown at Even Money to win the 2008 Triple Crown.
Other bets you can make with 2008 Preakness Stakes odds listed at Bodog are whether or not Big Brown will win by a larger margin than he won the Kentucky Derby at 4 ¾ lengths. This year’s Preakness Stakes odds also include whether or not the winner will beat Curlin’s time of 1:53:46 from his ‘07 victory. Other fun horse betting wagers this weekend are whether or not the record attendance of 121,263 in 2007 will get overtaken in 2008 at the Pimlico Raceway. You can also bet on whether the saddlecloth will be an odd or even number. Obviously without the pole positions being releases just yet, the action is 50/50 right now. Once Big Brown’s pole position is indicated, the betting public will be all over the odd or the even on this wager depending on Big Brown’s saddlecloth number. The 2008 Preakness Stakes odds offers you a chance to win big by making solid, smart educated guesses on Saturday, May 17th.