The second leg of the Triple Crown takes place this Saturday with the 138th Preakness Stakes. The race is scheduled for a 6:20 p.m. EST start time and it will be televised nationally on NBC. The 2013 Preakness Stakes Odds for the horses confirmed for the race are listed below. Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby, will look to break through and win the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Orb will begin on the rail for this race and is easily the overwhelming favorite to win the 9-horse race at even money. The next closest horse in odds is Mylute, which is garnering 5-1 odds for the race. 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 138th Preakness Stakes is scheduled to take place on May 18, 2013 at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland.
| PP | Silk | Horse | Owner | Trainer | Jockey | Breeder | Morning Line |
|---|
|
1
|
 |
Orb |
S. Janney/Phipps |
"Shug" McGaughey |
Joel Rosario |
S. Janney/Phipps |
Even |
|
2
|
 |
Goldencents |
W.C./Kenney/RAP |
Doug O’Neill |
Kevin Krigger |
Rosecrest/Pirrello |
8-1 |
|
3
|
 |
Titletown Five |
Hornug/Martin et al |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Julien Leparoux |
Stonestreet T.H.,LLC |
30-1 |
|
4
|
 |
Departing |
Claiborne/Dilschneider |
Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
Brian Hernandez, Jr. |
Claiborne/Dilschneider |
6-1 |
|
5
|
 |
Mylute |
GoldMark/Whisper Hill |
Tom Amoss |
Rosie Napravnik |
Mike G. Rutherford |
5-1 |
|
6
|
 |
Oxbow |
Calumet Farm |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Gary Stevens |
Colts Neck Stable |
15-1 |
|
7
|
 |
Will Take Charge |
Willis D. Horton |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Mike Smith |
Eaton |
12-1 |
|
8
|
 |
Govenor Charlie |
Michael E. Pegram |
Bob Baffert |
Martin Garcia |
Michael E. Pegram |
12-1 |
|
9
|
 |
Itsmyluckyday |
Trilogy/Plesa |
Eddie Plesa Jr. |
John Velazquez |
Liberation/Brandywine |
10-1 |
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).