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Full List Of Preakness Stakes Odds Listed Below!

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After a thrilling Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes is right around the corner this weekend, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are making our Preakness Stakes picks and predictions for the second leg of the Triple Crown! Join us, as we try to hit our Preakness Stakes superfecta picks and predictions!

138th Preakness Stakes Information
2013 Preakness Date: Saturday, May 18th, 2013
2013 Preakness Stakes Post Time: 6:20 ET
Current Preakness Favorite: Orb (Even Money)
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TV Coverage - Network: NBC - Time: 4:30 ET – 6:30 ET

2013 Preakness Stakes Post Draws & Preakness Stakes Morning Line Odds

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
1	Orb	Joel Rosario	Shug McGaughey	1 to 1
2	Goldencents	Kevin Krigger	Doug O’Neill	8 to 1
3	Titletown Five	Julien Leparoux	D. Wayne Lukas	30 to 1
4	Departing	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	Al Stall, Jr.	6 to 1
5	Mylute	Rosie Napravnik	Tom Amoss	5 to 1
6	Oxbow	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	15 to 1
7	Will Take Charge	Mike Smith	D. Wayne Lukas	12 to 1
8	Govenor Charlie	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	12 to 1
9	Itsmyluckyday	Javier Velazquez	Ed Plesa, Jr.	10 to 1

There is no doubt that the Preakness Stakes odds are shaping up for Orb (Odds To Win Preakness: 1 to 2 at BetOnline Sportsbook) to win. Not only was he the Kentucky Derby winner, but he also ended up getting on the rail at the Preakness Stakes, clearly the best position for a horse to be in. Now, Orb can run the race that he wants to run from the front of the pack, and he has nothing but speed around him as well. The question mark that we have with Orb is whether he is going to be able to post a fast enough Beyer Speed Rating to be able to win the Preakness. We had that same question at the Derby, and he was able to win, but a 104 at Churchill Downs isn’t all that great. The par rating for the Preakness Stakes is 109, and Orb has never come anywhere near to that in his entire career. He’s going to need to come up with his fastest race ever if he is going to take the second leg of the Triple Crown. We aren’t doubting it, but we do know that there could be some problems that lie ahead for Orb.

Just to Orb’s inside is another horse that is going to come out of the blocks flying, Goldencents (2013 Preakness Odds: 7.50 to 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook). Jockey Kevin Krigger did a horrid job on this horse at the Kentucky Derby, but the fact of the matter is that the horse just couldn’t get into a position at the front of the crowded field, and he ultimately paid the price for it. As soon as there was wet dirt kicked into the face of Goldencents, he had it. The horse ended up incredibly far off of the pace, but Rick Pitino’s horse is going to be back for another go at Orb in the second leg of the Triple Crown. This is a case of a horse that has a great price on his head after a horrid run in the biggest race of his career. We saw Lookin At Lucky win the Preakness Stakes after a lousy Kentucky Derby, and we very well could see Goldencents end up doing the exact same thing. This is the biggest race in the career of Jockey Kevin Krigger, as he badly needs to prove that he can win one of these major races. If he doesn’t, he runs the risk of becoming nothing more than a regional jockey once again, most likely at Santa Anita.

Past Preakness Winners (Since 2000)
*Denotes Winner of the Kentucky Derby
2012 Preakness Stakes Winner: I’ll Have Another*
2011 Preakness Stakes Winner: Shackleford
2010 Preakness Stakes Winner: Lookin At Lucky
2009 Preakness Stakes Winner: Rachel Alexandra
2008 Preakness Stakes Winner: Big Brown*
2007 Preakness Stakes Winner: Curlin
2006 Preakness Stakes Winner: Bernardini
2005 Preakness Stakes Winner: Afleet Alex
2004 Preakness Stakes Winner: Smarty Jones*
2003 Preakness Stakes Winner: Funny Cide*
2002 Preakness Stakes Winner: War Emblem*
2001 Preakness Stakes Winner: Point Given
2000 Preakness Stakes Winner: Red Bullet

The only horse that didn’t run in the Kentucky Derby that is considered to really have a shot here at the Preakness Stakes is Departing (Current Preakness Odds: 6 to 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook). Departing was the Illinois Derby winner, and he won that race in relatively impressive fashion, but he did it against a bunch of horses that never really had much of a shot of competing in the Triple Crown races. We don’t know a lot more about this horse than that, but we do know that he is a closer in a race in which there is a rabbit (Titletown Five) and a bunch of horses that are favorites that might try to keep up with him. It could bode well for the No. 4 horse, who has four wins in his five starts in his career. We just don’t know if the value is really there on Departing to warrant making him a part of your exotics, though anything that Orb isn’t in would ultimately pay some darn good money.

Way on the outside though, is Itsmyluckyday (Odds To Win The Preakness: 12 to 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook). Itsmyluckyday is a horse that we wanted to back in the Kentucky Derby, but he just didn’t run all that well. He was never in a position to run his race, and now, we think that he is going to have a better opportunity to do so even though he is starting from the far outside in a nine-horse field. We still look back at that Florida Derby run and see Itsmyluckyday as a horse that has closing abilities, and it darn near was able to outkick the mighty Orb, who is the odds on favorite in this race. The fact that this colt’s odds are worse at the Preakness is borderline insane, and we know that in the end, Itsmyluckyday does have a chance in this nine-horse field to take the cake.

Current 2013 Preakness Stakes Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 5/15/13):
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Orb 1 to 1.20
Goldencents 7 to 1
Mylute 9 to 1
Departing 4 to 1
Govenor Charlie 7.50 to 1
Itsmyluckyday 9 to 1
Oxbow 15 to 1
Will Take Charge 12 to 1
Titletown Five 28 to 1

Preakness Stakes Prop Bets
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Orb Finishes In Top 3 -510
Orb Doesn’t Finish In Top 3 +340

Orb Finishes 2nd in Preakness Stakes +350
Orb Doesn’t Finish 2nd in Preakness Stakes -530

Orb Finishes 3rd in Preakness Stakes +550
Orb Doesn’t Finish 3rd in Preakness Stakes -1050

Orb Wins Triple Crown +220
Orb Doesn’t Win Triple Crown -300

Orb Wins Preakness and Not Triple Crown +260
Any Other Result -380

Victory Margin: Dead Heat +6000
Any Other Victory Margin -20000

Victory Margin: Nose +1300
Any Other Victory Margin -2575

Victory Margin: Head +1000
Any Other Victory Margin -1750

Victory Margin: Neck +800
Any Other Victory Margin -1475

Victory Margin: 1/2 to 3/4 lengths +450
Any Other Victory Margin -675

Victory Margin: 1 to 2 3/4 lengths +220
Any Other Victory Margin -280

Victory Margin: 3 to 5 3/4 lengths +350
Any Other Victory Margin -485

Victory Margin: 6 to 7 3/4 lengths +1050
Any Other Victory Margin -1875

Victory Margin: 8 to 10 3/4 lengths +1300
Any Other Victory Margin -2575

Victory Margin: 11 to 14 3/4 lengths +1700
Any Other Victory Margin -4250

Victory Margin: 15 lengths or more +2800
Any Other Victory Margin -7000

Current 2013 Preakness Stakes Lines @ BetOnline Sportsbook (as of 5/15/13):
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Orb 1 to 1
Departing 6 to 1
Mylute 6 to 1
Goldencents 15 to 2
Govenor Charlie 10 to 1
Itsmyluckyday 12 to 1
Will Take Charge 12 to 1
Oxbow 16 to 1
Titletown Five 28 to 1

Kentucky Derby Matchups @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 5/15/13):
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All Odds To Win The 2013 Triple Crown Below

Beating the Kentucky Derby odds, the Preakness Stakes odds, and the Belmont Stakes odds in the same year has been virtually impossible. In fact, for the better part of the last 3.5 decades, there hasn’t been a horse that has pulled off the remarkable feat. Now, one horse will have a chance to put his name amongst all of the fantastic horses in the history of the sport that have won the three biggest races of the year in succession, if he can just figure out how to tame the 1 1/2 mile run at the Belmont Stakes in three weeks.

Here is a full list of horses that have won the Triple Crown…

Full List Of Triple Crown Winners
1978 – Affirmed
1977 – Seattle Slew
1973 – Secretariat
1948 – Citation
1946 – Assault
1943 – Count Fleet
1941 – Whirlaway
1937 – War Admiral
1935 – Omaha
1930 – Gallant Fox
1919 – Sir Barton

Every single year, the horse that beats the Kentucky Derby odds have a chance to get the job done to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. This year, there really only seem to be two horses that are given any chance to win the Triple Crown.

The first is Orb. The fact that this horse is only 20 to 1 to win the Triple Crown are probably some pretty nice odds. Figure if Orb goes on to win the Kentucky Derby at 4 to 1, he will probably be right around an odds on favorite to win the Preakness Stakes and certainly be an odds on favorite if he ultimately wins both of the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Just doing the simple math proves that if you like Orb, you should be betting on him to win the Triple Crown, perhaps even more so than you are betting on him just to win the Kentucky Derby.

The other logical horse to back is Verrazano. This is a horse that has only run four times in his entire career, but at least all four of those races came as a three-year old. Verrazano is an undefeated horse, and you have to love that about him. Interestingly enough, of all of the horses in the Kentucky Derby field, the one that is the favorite to win the Triple Crown is Verrazano. The logic must be that this is an undefeated horse, and it is very unlikely that Orb comes to the Preakness Stakes if this race is lost. There is a good chance that Verrazano will go to the Preakness Stakes if he doesn’t win the Derby.

Full List Of Triple Crown Losers
2008 – Big Brown
2004 – Smarty Jones
2003 – Funny Cide
2002 – War Emblem
1999 – Charismatic
1998 – Real Quiet
1997 – Silver Charm
1989 – Sunday Silence
1987 – Alysheba
1981 – Pleasant Colony
1979 – Spectacular Bid
1971 – Canonero II
1969 – Majestic Prince
1968 – Forward Pass
1966 – Kauai King
1964 – Northern Dancer
1961 – Carry Back
1958 – Tim Tam
1944 – Pensive
1936 – Bold Venture
1932 – Burgoo King

However, we know that these aren’t the only two horses that have a shot at claiming the Run for the Roses. It is going to take a horse that has the speed and the distance to be able to win the last two legs of the Triple Crown, and that’s something that is going to be awfully difficult to find. Perhaps a colt like Java’s War might be in good shape. He’s 185 to 1 to be able to get the job done, and there is no doubt that if he finds a way to win the 1 1/4 mile race, he will once again be favored at the Preakness Stakes. This is the type of horse that has a really tough time winning the Belmont Stakes, though. We know that Java’s War is going to try to win any race that he is in from behind, as he puts in his best work in the final quarter mile of any run that he has.

And then of course, there is the other possibility that there won’t be a Triple Crown winner. If you think that there is any horse that has a shot at doing it, you can get 7 to 1 odds, but in all likelihood, this will be another year without a Triple Crown triumph. When you consider the fact that there are so many more quality horses now than there were 25 years ago, it’s no wonder why it is so difficult to win the Triple Crown. Add in the fact that there have only been 11 three-year old colts to ever win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, and it goes without saying that the best bet might be taking the -1100 that a horse won’t win all three legs of the Triple Crown.

Odds To Win The Triple Crown @ 5Dimes Sportsbook
Oxbow 325 to 1
Revolutionary 48 to 1
Golden Soul 550 to 1
Normandy Invasion 71 to 1
Mylute 235 to 1
Giant Finish 440 to 1
Goldencents 33 to 1
Overanalyze 92 to 1
Palace Malice 235 to 1
Lines of Battle 235 to 1
Itsmyluckyday 95 to 1
Falling Sky 475 to 1
Verrazano 18 to 1
Charming Kitten 325 to 1
Orb 20 to 1
Will Take Charge 210 to 1
Frac Daddy 430 to 1
Java’s War 185 to 1
Vyjack 165 to 1
Any Horse Wins Triple Crown 7 to 1

Listed below are the current 2013 Kentucky Derby odds for the entire field!

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The 2013 version of the Run for the Roses is nearly here, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are making our 2013 Kentucky Derby picks and predictions, along with trying to break down the Kentucky Derby odds on the board at our featured sportsbooks!

2013 Kentucky Derby Predictions & Info
2013 Kentucky Derby Date: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
2013 Kentucky Derby Post Time: 6:25 p.m. (ET)
2013 Kentucky Derby Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
2013 Kentucky Derby TV Coverage – Network: NBC

2013 Kentucky Derby Post Draws & Kentucky Derby Morning Line Odds

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
1	Black Onyx	Joe Bravo	Carl Domino	50 to 1
2	Oxbow	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	30 to 1
3	Revolutionary	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	10 to 1
4	Golden Soul	Robby Albarado	Dallas Stewart	50 to 1
5	Normandy Invasion	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	12 to 1
6	Mylute	Rosie Napravnik	Tom Amoss	15 to 1
7	Giant Finish	Jose Espinosa	Tony Dutrow	50 to 1
8	Goldencents	Kevin Krigger	Doug O’Neill	5 to 1
9	Overanalyze	Rafael Bejarano	Todd Pletcher	15 to 1
10	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	20 to 1
11	Lines of Battle	Ryan Moore	Aidan O’Brien	30 to 1
12	Itsmyluckyday	Elvis Trujilo	Edward Plesa, Jr.	15 to 1
13	Falling Sky	Luis Saez	John Terranova	50 to 1
14	Verrazano	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	4 to 1
15	Charming Kitten	Edgar Prado	Todd Pletcher	20 to 1
16	Orb	Joel Rosario	Shug McGaughey	7 to 2
17	Will Take Charge	Jon Court	D. Wayne Lukas	20 to 1
18	Frac Daddy	Victor Lebron	Ken McPeek	50 to 1
19	Java’s War	Julian Leparoux	Ken McPeek	15 to 1
20	Vyjack	Garrett Gomez	Rudy Rodriguez	15 to 1

 

It’s going to be awfully tough to tame the mighty Verrazano (Odds To Win 2013 Kentucky Derby: 5.50 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). An undefeated four-time champ, Verrazano has run up against some of the best horses in the world, including several that are going to be in this field, and he has really never even been tested. This is a colt that has never trailed by more than two lengths of any horse at any point in any race in his career, and he is going to intend on keeping it that way on Saturday at Churchill Downs as well. The truth of the matter is that this is a really special horse. We know that Verrazano is going to get right out to or near the lead in that No. 14 post, and if that’s how this plays out, he is not only going to be the big time favorite to win this race, but he is certainly the most likely one to nail the wire first as well. Don’t be shocked if this price that you see right now is the best opportunity that you have, so be sure to do it right now if you think that he is going to win this race.

Verrazano might be the only undefeated horse in the field, but he isn’t the only horse that is unbeaten as a three year old. Orb (2013 Kentucky Derby Odds: 5 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) went through the Florida circuit this year, and he was one of the most impressive horses that we have seen in the prep races thus far. We do see a few problems with Orb, though. The biggest is that he hasn’t had a Beyer Speed Rating beyond a 97 yet in his career. Yes, he was impressive at both the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, but in both races, he only managed a 97 speed rating. The other issue is that his style of running from off of the pace often provides issues for some of the top dogs in the field. Orb isn’t going to settle into 5th or 6th place at the outset like he has in a number of races in the past, and if he does, it’s only going to be because he put out a ton of energy in doing so. Instead, he is going to have to get out of the way of a number of horses down the stretch to be able to run down the leaders, perhaps of which Verrazano could be one. It’s a scary situation for sure to be in if you’re an Orb supporter, but you have to be wowed by what he has accomplished thus far this year regardless.

Past Kentucky Derby Winners (Since 2000)
2012 Kentucky Derby Winner: I’ll Have Another
2011 Kentucky Derby Winner: Animal Kingdom
2010 Kentucky Derby Winner: Super Saver
2009 Kentucky Derby Winner: Mine That Bird
2008 Kentucky Derby Winner: Big Brown
2007 Kentucky Derby Winner: Street Sense
2006 Kentucky Derby Winner: Barbaro
2005 Kentucky Derby Winner: Giacomo
2004 Kentucky Derby Winner: Smarty Jones
2003 Kentucky Derby Winner: Funny Cide
2002 Kentucky Derby Winner: War Emblem
2001 Kentucky Derby Winner: Monarchos
2000 Kentucky Derby Winner: Fusaichi Pegasus

If you’re going to be the best three-year old colt in the world, you’d better be able to stand toe to toe with the best in the biz. That’s why we think that Normandy Invasion (2013 Kentucky Derby Lines: 10 to 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook) is particularly intriguing. We don’t know if the 10 to 1 odds that we see on the board are quite as good as we will see come post time on Saturday, but we do know that this is a horse that we are very interested in. Rarely this late in their careers to the oddsmakers get it wrong with these horses. There’s a reason that Normandy’s Invasion was considered one of the favorites on the odds to win the Wood Memorial this year, and there’s an even better reason that this race ended up being so close. We haven’t seen Normandy Invasion win but once in his career, and though that doesn’t bode well for the Run for the Roses, we still think that this could be one of the sneakiest horses that the race has to offer.

There is a heck of a lot of talk about Blue Grass Stakes winner Java’s War as the best closer in this race, but we aren’t so sure that he was even truly the best closer at Keeneland that day. Palace Malice (2013 Kentucky Derby Betting Odds: 30 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) really stood toe to toe with Java’s War down the stretch of that race, and though he didn’t run well at the outset, Palace Malice definitely was a horse to contend with. We think that this is a colt that has gotten a rough break in his career, as he had a rough run at the Louisiana Derby and was outkicked at the Rising Star. However, at 5 to 1 in the Blue Grass Stakes, which was the second highest price that this horse has ever had in his career, he only lost by a neck to Java’s War, and he certainly was good enough to win the race. Palace Malice has some awesome bloodlines as well, probably amongst the best that we see at the Derby, and he definitely has the combination of the speed and the distance to be able to win the 2013 Kentucky Derby.

The third place horse in the Blue Grass Stakes might be one to watch as well. Charming Kitten (Odds To Win The Kentucky Derby: 40 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook) has a great price on his head right now. This colt ran a whale of a race at the Blue Grass Stakes, and even though he finished third, he was right there making the charge with Java’s War as well. This is a well race horse that has ties to some great tradition of horse racing. He also has a great trainer in Todd Pletcher as well, and Pletcher isn’t bringing a horse to the Derby just for the sake of entering him. Charming Kitten has never run faster than an 88 Beyer Speed rating, but up until the Blue Grass, he was favored everywhere that he went. Don’t be shocked if this is one of these Mine That Bird type of horses that comes out of absolutely nowhere to ultimately get on the podium at the Derby.

Current 2013 Kentucky Derby Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 5/4/13):
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Oxbow 40 to 1
Revolutionary 8.50 to 1
Golden Soul 60 to 1
Normandy Invasion 10 to 1
Mylute 22 to 1
Giant Finish 45 to 1
Goldencents 6.25 to 1
Overanalyze 16 to 1
Palace Malice 30 to 1
Lines of Battle 32 to 1
Itsmyluckyday 14 to 1
Falling Sky 55 to 1
Verrazano 5.50 to 1
Charming Kitten 40 to 1
Orb 5 to 1
Will Take Charge 30 to 1
Frac Daddy 35 to 1
Java’s War 25 to 1
Vyjack 30 to 1

Top 3 Finish at Kentucky Derby
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Oxbow 8.50 to 1
Revolutionary 2 to 1
Golden Soul 14 to 1
Normandy Invasion 2.65 to 1
Mylute 7.75 to 1
Giant Finish 14 to 1
Goldencents 1.75 to 1
Overanalyze 3.50 to 1
Palace Malice 7.50 to 1
Lines of Battle 7.50 to 1
Itsmyluckyday 3.20 to 1
Falling Sky 12 to 1
Verrazano 1.10 to 1
Charming Kitten 10 to 1
Orb 1 to 1.05
Will Take Charge 6 to 1
Frac Daddy 8.50 to 1
Java’s War 5.75 to 1
Vyjack 5.75 to 1

Current 2013 Kentucky Derby Lines @ BetOnline Sportsbook (as of 5/4/13):
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Oxbow 30 to 1
Revolutionary 8 to 1
Golden Soul 50 to 1
Normandy Invasion 8 to 1
Mylute 30 to 1
Giant Finish 50 to 1
Goldencents 7 to 1
Overanalyze 12 to 1
Palace Malice 18 to 1
Lines of Battle 16 to 1
Itsmyluckyday 10 to 1
Falling Sky 40 to 1
Verrazano 4.50 to 1
Charming Kitten 30 to 1
Orb 4 to 1
Will Take Charge 25 to 1
Frac Daddy 40 to 1
Java’s War 16 to 1
Vyjack 20 to 1

Kentucky Derby Matchups @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 5/4/13):
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Orb -135 vs. Verrazano +105
Goldencents -120 vs. Revolutionary -110
Normandy Invasion -160 vs. Mylute +130
Goldencents -155 vs. Normandy Invasion +125
Verrazano -140 vs. Goldencents +110
Normandy Invasion -150 vs. Vyjack +120
Revolutionary -145 vs. Overanalyze +115
Frac Daddy +110 vs. Lines of Battle -140
Mylute +105 vs. Itsmyluckyday -135
Palace Malice -140 vs. Charming Kitten +110
Goldencents +130 vs. Orb -160
Will Take Charge -110 vs. Oxbox -120
Frac Daddy -130 vs. Falling Sky +100
Java’s War -115 vs. Vyjack -115
Itsmyluckyday -105 vs. Overanalyze -125
Oxbow -115 vs. Lines of Battle -115
Palace Malice +100 vs. Will Take Charge -130
Charming Kitten +150 vs. Mylute -180
Giant Finish -125 vs. Golden Soul -105
Charming Kitten +120 vs. Will Take Charge -150
Verrazano -160 vs. Revolutionary +120
Verrazano -175 vs. Normandy Invasion +135
Verrazano -245 vs. Overanalyze +175
Verrazano -230 vs. Itsmyluckyday +170
Verrazano -310 vs. Java’s War +230
Verrazano -245 vs. Vyjack +175
Verrazano -365 vs. Lines of Battle +255
Verrazano -335 vs. Will Take Charge +245
Verrazano -365 vs. Palace Malice +255
Verrazano -310 vs. Mylute +230
Verrazano -410 vs. Oxbow +290
Verrazano -410 vs. Charming Kitten +290
Verrazano -510 vs. Falling Sky +340
Verrazano -410 vs. Frac Daddy +290
Verrazano -460 vs. Giant Finish +320
Verrazano -565 vs. Golden Soul +375
Orb -185 vs. Revolutionary +145
Orb -215 vs. Normandy Invasion +165
Orb -320 vs. Overanalyze +240
Orb -300 vs. Itsmyluckyday +220
Orb -420 vs. Java’s War +300
Orb -320 vs. Vyjack +240
Orb -530 vs. Lines of Battle +350
Orb -475 vs. Will Take Charge +325
Orb -530 vs. Palace Malice +350
Orb -420 vs. Mylute +300
Orb -600 vs. Oxbow +400
Orb -600 vs. Charming Kitten +400
Orb -900 vs. Falling Sky +500
Orb -600 vs. Frac Daddy +400
Orb -750 vs. Giant Finish +450
Orb -1050 vs. Golden Soul +550

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I’ll Have Another Scratched From Belmont Stakes: The contest on the 2012 Belmont Stakes betting odds became a heck of a lot more interesting on Friday afternoon, when it was announced that I’ll Have Another was scratched from the race. Check out how the other horses in the field are going to fare now that the favorite is out of the Belmont Stakes betting odds!

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2012 Belmont Stakes Odds, Picks & Info
2012 Belmont Stakes Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2012
2012 Belmont Stakes Post Time: 6:30 ET
2012 Belmont Stakes Location: Belmont Racetrack, Elmont, N
2012 Belmont Stakes Favorite: Dullahan (33 to 20)
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2012 Belmont Stakes Morning Line Odds and Post Draw
1: Street Life (12/1)
2: Unstoppable U (30/1)
3: Union Rags (6/1)
4: Atigun (30/1)
5: Dullahan (5/1)
6: Ravelo’s Boy (50/1)
7: Five Sixteen (50/1)
8: Guyana Star Dweej (50/1)
9: Paynter (8/1)
10: Optimizer (20/1)
11: I’ll Have Another (4/5, SCRATCHED)
12: My Adonis (20/1)

The new favorite to win the Belmont Stakes is Dullahan (Odds To Win Belmont Stakes: 33 to 20 at Bovada Sportsbook). We are really all the more confident about what Dullahan can bring to the table in this one, because we know that he is going to be able to provide what should be awesome kick at the end of this race and won’t have to deal with I’ll Have Another also taking one last tremendous push. Remember that Dullahan finished third in the Kentucky Derby, and he was the one horse that really ended up having a shot at getting up to the leaders, I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister at the end of that race. This is a horse that has taken some time off since the Derby and should be fresh, and he is a colt that we definitely are going to want to back on Saturday night.

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There once were another 13 or 14 horses that were expected to take aim at I’ll Have Another in the third leg of the Triple Crown. Instead, horses like Bodemeister and Mark Valeski are sitting this race out. That really could open up the door for a few horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby and not in the Preakness Stakes. One of the horses that was amongst the favorites to win the Kentucky Derby will be back. Union Rags (2012 Belmont Stakes Race Odds: 5 to 2 at Bovada Sportsbook) is expected to have Julien LeParoux onboard once again for the Belmont, and with that being the case, this is a colt that could be a real terror for the rest of this field. Union Rags never really had a shot at the Derby, knowing that he got caught up in the massive field at Churchill Downs, but he still was able to get back up to seventh even though he was running towards the back of the pack for the mass majority of the race. This is relatively normal rest for Union Rags, and he has had some darn good workouts of late that make him a very notable Belmont Stakes pick to make.

Past Belmont Winners (Since 2000)
2011 Belmont Stakes Winner: Ruler On Ice
2010 Belmont Stakes Winner: Drosselmeyer
2009 Belmont Stakes Winner: Summer Bird
2008 Belmont Stakes Winner: Da’Tara
2007 Belmont Stakes Winner: Rags To Riches
2006 Belmont Stakes Winner: Jazil
2005 Belmont Stakes Winner: Afleet Alex
2004 Belmont Stakes Winner: Birdstone
2003 Belmont Stakes Winner: Empire Maker
2002 Belmont Stakes Winner: Sarava
2001 Belmont Stakes Winner: Point Given
2000 Belmont Stakes Winner: Commendable

Normally speaking, when it comes time to bet on the Belmont Stakes, we love to look at how horses ran at the Peter Pan. That being said, this year’s winner of the race, Mark Valeski isn’t going to be running, and the runner up, Right to Vote isn’t going to be in this race either. In fact, there is only one horse that ran in the Peter Pan that is staying here at Belmont for the third leg of the Triple Crown. Normally speaking, we wouldn’t think all that much of Street Life (Belmont Stakes Betting Lines: 8 to 1 at Bovada Sportsbook), but the rest of this field is awfully weak and has never run against fanastic competition. Granted, the one time that we saw Street Life against the best of the best at the Wood Memorial in April, he finished sixth, 7 1/4 lengths short of Gemologist and Alpha, another horse that was once going to be in the Belmont Stakes field. Still, Street Life was amongst the favorites at the Wood, and he was the third choice on the board at the Peter Pan. This is a horse that can definitely run, and we still like the fact that there is an extra week of preparation for this race for Street Life that isn’t there for I’ll Have Another.

If there is one more horse that we are going to want to be looking at in this race, it is My Adonis (Belmont Stakes Odds: 20 to 1 at Bovada Sportsbook). My Adonis was the last horse entered into this field of what once was a dozen and is now 11, and he might be the one horse that has the sneaky chance of getting the job done. We know that My Adonis was only put into this field to set the speed of the race, and he was going to be the horse that was supposed to run I’ll Have Another out of his race. Instead though, there is one fewer horse that is going to be on his inside, and it is going to allow him to get to the front of the field. We don’t think that My Adonis really has the quality to get the job done, but in the end, we do think that he can hit the board.

2012 Belmont Stakes Superfecta Pick – Dullahan – Union Rags – My Adonis – Street Sense

2012 Belmont Stakes Race Lines @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/8/12):
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Dullahan 33 to 20
Union Rags 5 to 2
Paynter 19 to 4
Street Life 8 to 1
Optimizer 16 to 1
My Adonis 20 to 1
Unstoppable U 20 to 1
Atigun 22 to 1
Ravelo’s Boy 45 to 1
Five Sixteen 50 to 1
Guyana Star Dweej 60 to 1

2012 Belmont Stakes Race Props & Prop Bets @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 6/8/12):
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Winning Time of 2012 Belmont Stakes Over 2:29.00 -120
Winning Time of 2012 Belmont Stakes Under 2:29.00 -120

Winner of Belmont Stakes Breaks Secretariat’s Record (2:24.00) +1000
Winner of Belmont Stakes Does Not Break Secretariat’s Record (2:24.00) -2000

Belmont Stakes Margin of Victory 1 Length or More -225
Belmont Stakes Margin of Victory Less Than 1 Length +185

Belmont Stakes Margin of Victory 3 Lengths or More +145
Belmont Stakes Margin of Victory Less Than 3 Lengths -165

Belmont Stakes Won Wire to Wire +500
Belmont Stakes Not Won Wire to Wire -800

Overnight Rating for Belmont Stakes Over 5.25 -120
Overnight Rating for Belmont Stakes Under 5.25 -120

Over 75,000 People In Attendance At Belmont Stakes -120
Under 75,000 People In Attendance At Belmont Stakes -120

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2010 Belmont Stakes betting action goes to post on Saturday at 6:32 (EST) in Elmont, New York, (Race 11).  Here at Bankroll Sports, we’re going over the Belmont Stakes odds with our Belmont Stakes preview.

Complete List of 2010 Belmont Stakes Entries Can Be Found Below

Even though neither the winner of the Kentucky Derby (Super Saver) nor the Preakness Stakes (Lookin At Lucky) are running in this race, the runners up of both are in this field, and they are the top two favorites on the board. Ice Box (+300 at BetUS Sportsbook) is the slight favorite of the two. He won the Florida Derby as a 20-1 longshot and came back with a great second place showing in the Kentucky Derby. In his L/2 races, Ice Box has run speed rankings of 99 and 100 respectively.

First Dude (+350 at BetUS Sportsbook) put on a clinical run at the Preakness Stakes and will need a significantly different run in order to be as successful at the Belmont Stakes. First Dude, who started at Pimlico in the same 11th position that he will run out of on Saturday, will try his best to once again reach the front of the pack by the first turn, and he’ll attempt to become a wire-to-wire winner that is rarely seen at this race. The question about running the full 1 1/2 mile race is still up in the air with this horse, but it certainly looked like he had enough in the tank down the stretch at the Preakness.

The Grade II Dwyer was run here at Belmont Stakes in the middle of May, and while other horses were worried about the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, Drosselmeyer (+1200 at BetUS Sportsbook) and Fly Down (+450 at BetUS Sportsbook) were busy tuning up on this racetrack. Fly Down won the Dwyer by six lengths and appeared to be running away. However, Drosselmeyer was the horse that was the odds on favorite to win that race, and perhaps if he didn’t slip a tad out of the gates and have a very sloppy run, he might have won the Dwyer, and had he done that, he could possibly have been the favorite in this race.

There are a rash of new contenders in the Belmont Stakes, but the bottom line is that most of them are incredible longshot colts at best. Particularly weak are the two inside horses, Dave in Dixie (+2000 at BetUS Sportsbook) and Spangled Star (+2000 at BetUS Sportsbook). Neither one has any sort of a history that suggests that they should be running in this race, and the owner for Spangled Star already knows that he is defeat, suggesting that it is very possible that his horse could finish dead last in this race and not be surprised. Be sure to look very hard at the past performances before choosing which horses to back in Belmont Stakes betting action. Yes, Da’Tara pulled a heck of an upset at over 70-1 in 2008 here at Belmont Racetrack, but the likelihood of someone else pulling off that type of a feat just seems highly unlikely at best.

Belmont Stakes Odds @ BetUS Sportsbook (as of 6/3/10):
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#1 Dave in Dixie +2000
#2 Spangled Star +3000
#3 Uptowncharlybrown +1000
#4 Make Music For Me +900
#5 Fly Down +450
#6 Ice Box +300
#7 Drosselmeyer +1200
#8 Game On Dude +900
#9 Stately Victor +1400
#10 Stay Put +2000
#11 First Dude +350
#12 Interactif +1200

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Our coverage of the 2010 Kentucky Derby betting lines continues here at Bankroll Sports with a look at the Top Five horses that you should have on your radar as potential winners for the Super Bowl of horse racing this Saturday afternoon!

Lookin At Lucky (4/1 at BoDog Sportsbook): Lookin At Lucky is going to try to become the first horse since 1986 to win the Kentucky Derby from the rail. Traditionally, what ends up happening is that the inside horses get shoved, bumped, and crammed early, which often makes for a very uncomfortable ride. This isn’t a colt that is going to burst right out to the front of the pack either, so navigating traffic could be difficult. However, there’s no doubt, with five stakes wins to his credit, Lookin At Lucky is most certainly the horse that is going to have the bulls-eye on his back no matter what post he is starting out of.

Sidney’s Candy (13/2 at BoDog Sportsbook): Here we have a horse that dominated out in California in all of his prep races, winning three times, including at the highly touted Santa Anita Derby. Many think that Sidney’s Candy has the ability to go wire-to-wire, but if that’s what he goal is, he has the worst post draw in the world. Unfortunately, the race could be over right at the gate for this horse, as he is going to try to race out to the front of the pack from the far outside position at gate #20. His only hope is that the horses to his immediate inside also don’t try to get out to the front of the field, but in all likelihood, Sidney’s Candy is going to be running a significantly longer race than any of these other horses are, as he could easily be pushed seven or eight wide in that first turn. If he does get to the front of the pack and to the rail without using too much energy though, Sidney’s Candy is going to be tough to run down.

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Conveyance (16/1 at BoDog Sportsbook): Though Conveyance hasn’t exactly run against the best crops of three year olds in the world in his prep races, it’s hard to argue with the fact that he has never finished worse than second in any race that he has run. Conveyance has a perfect starting gate right in the middle of the field at #10. He’s got a tremendous bloodline, with the great Holy Bull sitting there in his lineage. There have been a number of champion racers that have come through Holy Bull in one form or another, and Conveyance may be the next in line. Trying to weed his way through this field will be difficult, but there is no doubt that Conveyance has the tools and the stamina to be able to win the Kentucky Derby.

Ice Box (10/1 at BoDog Sportsbook): This is probably a great price on a horse with a lot of upside and potential. Ice Box won the Florida Derby and has a tremendous sire in Pulpit, who has both won and produced a number of champion horses. The question is whether or not he can make it the mile and a quarter or not. A rail post position at #2 won’t bother Ice Box that much, as he is going to be content to just fall straight to the back of the pack and stay out of trouble anyway. Trainer Nick Zito is a multiple time Kentucky Derby winning trainer, and he knows what it takes to get his horse the bed of roses at the end of the day. If you’re looking for a closer to make a huge move and try to steal this race at its conclusion, Ice Box is your colt.

Dublin (16/1 at BoDog Sportsbook): Trainer D. Wayne Lukas knows that he hasn’t seen the potential of Dublin quite yet in his prep races. Once a heralded young gun, Dublin is a horse that has come up short a number of times. He does have his necessary stakes win at the Hopeful as a two year old, but he hasn’t crossed the finish line first in any of his other prep races at this level. Of course, neither had last year’s winner, Mine That Bird, before he shocked the world at 50/1 and won the Kentucky Derby in 2009. 2010 could be the year for Dublin and for Lukas, as this horse just needs to find one more kick to best this field. At 16/1, this is a tremendous price for a colt that has never gone off at more than 9/2 in any race that he has run.

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Long before there was gambling on the Super Bowl or NBA basketball or Major League Baseball, there was horse racing. For thousands of years, gamblers have been banking on which horse could run a certain distance or a certain track the fastest. Things have gotten a lot more sophisticated for the “Sports of Kings” in the last four millennia, but the news for the equestrian world has been grim over the last several years.

News out of New York in December was the worst of all. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) may be in a position where it can’t make payroll, which could effectively shut down the storied Belmont Racetrack, as well as all of the other racing circuits in the Empire State. The Triple Crown would never be the same again, as the third leg, the Belmont Stakes, would be compromised.

Every year, it feels like horse racing is ready to take off once again behind a new story and a new super horse. But alas, every year, the winner of the Kentucky Derby has fallen in one of the next two Triple Crown races. The sport hasn’t had an icon win its most illustrious three jewels since Affirmed did it in 1978.

Enter Zenyatta, the super filly who has successfully won all 14 races in her career, including the Breeder’s Cup Classic at Santa Anita last year over horses such as Mine That Bird (who won the Kentucky Derby), Summer Bird (who won the Belmont Stakes), and Colonel John. That made her the first filly ever to win the Breeder’s Cup Classic. Zenyatta finished runner-up for Horse of the Year honors in 2009, but was also finished second to Serena Williams for the AP’s Female Athlete of the Year last year to boot.

However, even though Zenyatta has all of the accolades in the world, there’s still one horse that she hasn’t conquered.

See Rachel Alexandra, who was the filly that bested all of the boys and Zenyatta for the Horse of the Year award in 2009. She was the only Triple Crown race winner that wasn’t in the Breeder’s Cup Classic, because her owners didn’t want to see her run on the synthetic track at Santa Anita. Rachel Alexandra marched into Pimlico last year as a favorite over Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and put both him and the rest of his mare counterparts to shame by taking the Preakness Stakes just two weeks after walking away from the rest of the field in the Kentucky Oaks by a whopping 20 lengths. That made her the first filly in 85 years to win the second leg of the Triple Crown.

How is it possible to separate two unbeaten horses? Experts have clamored all year about the prospects of seeing a Rachel/Zenyatta duel, and now, someone has come to the table with the money to make it happen. Oaklawn Park is offering a $5 million purse for a prospective race between the top horses in the sport.

The art and sport of horse racing clearly needs a superstar. Neither the six-year old Zenyatta nor the four-year old Rachel Alexandra can successfully do it by themselves, especially since their races will largely go unnoticed outside of the Breeders Cup. But with the Kentucky Derby just looming a month after the prospective race between these two behemoths, it may be just the kick needed to get horse racing back on the map.

As sports betting fans, we should all be dying to see this happen before it’s too late. It’s often that you get to see any matchup between two unbeaten people, horses, or teams, especially not ones that have been so dominant and look totally unflappable.

The race, as they say, must go on.