Today, the second leg of the Triple Crown takes place in the 2015 Preakness Stakes. The race is scheduled for a 6:20 p.m. EST start time and it will be televised nationally on NBC. The betting odds for the horses confirmed for the race are listed below. American Pharoah, winner of the Kentucky Derby, will look to break through and win the second leg of the Triple Crown.
When: Saturday, post time set for 6:18 p.m.
TV: NBC with coverage beginning at 4:30 p.m.
American Pharoah is the clear cut favorite to win the race, based on it being the second leg of the Triple Crown. The "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" is held on the third Saturday in May and is only trumped by the Kentucky Derby in attendance for North American stakes races. The 140th Preakness Stakes is scheduled to take place on May 16, 2015 at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland.
| PP | Silk | Horse | Owner | Trainer | Jockey | Morning Line | Current Odds
(8:30 a.m. Saturday) |
|---|
|
1
|
 |
American Pharoah |
Zayat Stables |
Bob Baffert |
Victor Espinoza |
4-5 |
3-5 |
|
2
|
 |
Dortmund |
Kaleem Shah |
Bob Baffert |
Martin Garcia |
7-2 |
8-1 |
|
3
|
 |
Mr. Z |
Calumet Farm |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Corey Nakatani |
20-1 |
13-1 |
|
4
|
 |
Danzig Moon |
John C. Oxley |
Mark Casse |
Julien Leparoux |
15-1 |
15-1 |
|
5
|
 |
Tale of Verve |
Charles Fipke |
Dallas Stewart |
Joel Rosario |
30-1 |
25-1 |
|
6
|
 |
Bodhisattva |
Jose Corrales |
Jose Corrales |
Trevor McCarthy |
20-1 |
20-1 |
|
7
|
 |
Divining Rod |
Lael Stables |
Arnaud Delacour |
Javier Castellano |
12-1 |
18-1 |
|
8
|
 |
Firing Line |
Arnold Zetcher |
Simon Callaghan |
Gary Stevens |
4-1 |
5-2 |
Preakness Facts: Opening day at Pimlico Race Course in 1870 featured the Dinner Party Stakes that was won by a horse named Preakness. In the racetrack's spring meet of 1873, the 3-year-old stakes race was named after him and the rest is history. The first official Preakness was won by Survivor with a 10 length cushion between him and second place. This record win was not topped until 2004 when Smarty Jones took home the title by an amazing 11 lengths.
Triple Crown Winners (Official List): Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978).
The Preakness is Beatable and Bettable--Buy/Sell?
Teddy Covers and Steve Fezzik, professional bettors, discuss whether or not casual horse handicappers can win betting the Triple Crown races like the upcoming Preakness. Fezzik sees some value in betting the horse to horse individual match-ups, but doesn't think it is worth betting on the race as a whole. Teddy Covers takes some advice from Pregame's horse racing capper JR O'Donnell who pointed out that every time trainer Bob Baffret takes a Derby-winning horse to Preakness he wins, which is exactly what he is doing with his contender, the favorite American Pharoah.
Preakness Facts: Opening day at Pimlico Race Course in 1870 featured the Dinner Party Stakes that was won by a horse named Preakness. In the racetrack's spring meet of 1873, the 3-year-old stakes race was named after him and the rest is history. The first official Preakness was won by Survivor with a 10 length cushion between him and second place. This record win was not topped until 2004 when Smarty Jones took home the title by an amazing 11 lengths.
Triple Crown Winners (Official List): Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978).
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