Overview
The Preakness is a lot of fun, but a good chunk of that has been ruined by the absolutely gutless decision not to run the Derby winner. Look, if that horse was not healthy or compromised in any way I would totally understand not running. This horse is 100% fine.
It might be an unpopular opinion but if you run your horse in the Derby, it wins, and comes through unscathed, you HAVE to run in the Preakness.
Below you will find 3 sections:
Race-by-Race Analysis - this is the listing of the horses I like in each race
My full list of tickets - a listing of all my personal wagers for the day
Smaller Wagering Card - This is a subset of my full list of tickets for those who are looking for more targeted wagers or have a smaller bank roll.
Race-by-Race Analysis:
Without further ado, here are fav horses (in preference order in case a horse gets scratched) for each race, followed by my tickets for each race with multi race picks at the bottom. Let’s get it!!!!
Scratch updates in Bold added a couple more horses in the races where we lost some
7, 4, 8, 6, 1
9, 6, 1, 3, 2 - NOTE: 9 scratched.
4, 5, 2, 3,8
6, 7, 4, 5, 2 - NOTE: 6 scratched.
4, 2, 3, 5
11, 9, 4, 8, 7 - NOTE: 8 scratched.
10, 6, 9, 5, 4
3, 6, 4, 5
1, 5, 7, 9
10, 7, 3, 5, 8 NOTE: 7 scratched.
5, 3, 1, 10, 6
3, 2, 9, 6
5, 8, 1, 4, 2 - I thing the 8 and the 5 are the clear top 2 horses and will likely both be short priced.
1, 3, 6, 8
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My Full list of tickets:
I am devoting about $840 to today’s races, but this is based off of my bankroll and my personal limits and my personal wagering history. PLEASE make sure you are gambling within your bankroll and your limits!! I have included a section below this that has a more targeted list of wagers and many of the single race wagers can be done for less than what I have put here so please do not bet more than you should.
Scratch updates in Bold
By Race ($535.6 total):
$0.50 Tri box 4,6,7,8 ($12)
$10 WP on 9 ($20)$10 WP on 6 ($20)Two bets ($32)
$20 W on 4 ($20)
$4 Ex 4 / 2,3,5 ($12)
$0.50 Tri box 4,5,6,7 ($12)
$20 W on 4 ($20)
Pass, do not love this race
$10 WP on 10 ($20)
Two bets ($32):
$10 WP on 3 ($20)
$2 Ex 3,6 / 3,4,5,6 ($12)
$0.50 Tri box 1,5,7,9 ($12)
$10 WP on 10 ($20)
$10 WP on 5 ($20)
$4 Ex box 2,3,9 ($24)
Here are my wagers for the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes - note, if you prefer the 5 to the 8 (and I do not blame you if you do) then you can just flip those on each of the tickets below:
$5 WPS 9 ($15) - I just like the value on this horse
$5 Ex 1-2-4-5-9 / 8 ($25)
$6 Ex 5 / 2-9 ($12)
$10 Ex 5 / 1-4-8 ($30)
$1 tri 5 / 1-4-8-9 / all ($28)
$1 tri 8 / 1-4-5-9 / 1-2-4-5-7-9 ($20)
$1 tri 8 / 1-2-4-5-7-9 / 1-4-5-9 ($20)
$1 tri 5 / 1-4-8-9 / 1-2-4-8-7-9 ($20)
$1 tri 5 / 1-2-4-8-7-9 / 1-4-8-9 ($20)
$1 tri 5 / all / 1-4-8-9 ($28)
$1 tri 1-4-8-9 / 5 / all ($28)
$1 tri 1-4-8-9 / 5 / 1-2-4-8-7-9 ($20)
$0.10 Super Box 1-4-5-8-9 ($12)
$0.10 Super 5-8-9 / 1-4-5-8-9 / 1-4-5-8-9 / All ($21.60)
$0.50 Tri box 1,3,6,8 ($12)
Multi Race ($302.50):
Race 2 - $0.50 Pick 5 - 1,2,3,6 / 4,5 / 2,4,5,7 / 4 / 4,7,11 ($48) Lost 2 horses, added the 2 horse in the 4th
Race 3 - $1 Pick 4 - 4 / 2,4,5,7 / 4 / 4,7,9,11 ($16) Lost 2 horses, added the 2 horse in the 4th
Race 6 - $0.50 Pick 4 - 4,9,11 / 4,6,9,10 / 3,4,6 / 1,5,7 ($54)
Race 9 - $0.50 Pick 5 - 1,5,7 / 3, 8,10 / 1,3,5,10 / 2,3,9 / 5,8 (108) Lost the 7 in the 10, replaced with the 8
Race 10 - $0.50 Pick 4 - 3,8,10 / 1,3,5 / 2,3,9 / 5,8 ($27) Lost the 7 in the 10, replaced with the 8
Smaller Wagering Card
If you are looking for something more limited than the $840 I am doing on my tickets, I have narrowed down my full set of tickets to a more manageable $300 of wagers for those who are on a different budget:
Race 2 -
$10 WP on 9 ($20)$10 WP on 6 ($20)Race 3- $20 W on 4 ($20)
Race 3 - $1 Pick 4 - 4 / 2,4,5,7 / 4 / 4,7,9,11 ($16) Lost 2 horses, added the 2 horse in the 4th
Race 5- $20 W on 4 ($20)
Race 7 - $10 WP on 10 ($20)
Race 8 - $10 WP on 3 ($20)
Race 10 - $10 WP on 10 ($20)
Race 10 - $0.50 Pick 4 - 3,8,10 / 1,3,5 / 2,3,9 / 5,8 ($27) Lost the 7 in the 10, replaced with the 8
Race 11 - $10 WP on 5 ($20)
The 147th running of the Preakness Stakes (Race 13):
$5 WPS 9 ($15) - I just like the value on this horse
$5 Ex 1-2-4-5-9 / 8 ($25)
$6 Ex 5 / 2-9 ($12)
$10 Ex 5 / 1-4-8 ($30)
$1 tri 5 / 1-4-5-8 / all ($28)
Good luck in all your wagering!!!! Let’s get it!