Preakness Stakes online horse race gambling comes down to this: Always Dreaming, Classic Empire, Lookin at Lee, and seven other horses. The first won the Kentucky Derby and is the online wagering horse racing favorite to win the second leg of the American Triple Crown; the third was the runner-up at Churchill Downs; and the second has a chip on his shoulder (yes, horses indeed have shoulders).
Horse Race Gambling on Always Dreaming
To be the horse you gotta beat the horse, and the Todd Pletcher-trained colt is the horse to beat. The son of Bodemeister is 4-0 in 2017, and even if he was 2-0 it would still be an impressive record as long as those two the Florida Derby and the Run of the Roses – both of which Always Dreaming ran away with. “I’m just very, very pleased with the way he’s come out of the Derby and the way he looks at Pimlico,” Pletcher said.
Preakness Stakes
“He seems to be proud of himself and doing well.” hopefully not too proud; remember that pride goeth before a fall. There is not much time to recover between Kentucky and the Preakness, but seeing as how half of the past 20 Derby winners have gone on to win the Preakness Stakes, online wagering horse racing aficionados should not hold that against Always Dreaming.
Classic Empire
When it comes to online horse race gambling, the Pioneerof the Nile colt is second to none in 2017. No, really; Classic Empire finished 1st at the Arkansas Derby, 3rd at the Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes, and 4th in the Kentucky Derby. Second place is not good enough for this horse, no siree bob. Of course, a 4th place at Churchill Downs was a huge moral victory for trainer Mark Casee, considering that Classic Empire was involved in a five-horse collision at the start of the race.
Pilmico
“He ran a great race to finish fourth and never quit on me,” jockey Julien Leparoux, fortunately for both horse and rider there will be much less traffic in Pimlico. “You don’t have 20 horses, you don’t have a bunch of horses that don’t belong in the race,” Casse said. “Things get sorted out a little bit more here at the Preakness.”
Lookin at Lee
Online wagering horse racing fans will be Looking at Me, Looking at You, Lookin at Lee. The Steven Asmussen trainee has not had a first place finish in 2017 and came within 2 3⁄4 lengths at the Derby. Nevertheless, “he’s the first horse in 20 years to run in the top three in the Derby from the 1 hole,” Assmusen said, and added that Lee “earns your respect by overcoming, not making excuses.”
Clever Hans
How exactly would he make excuses? Who is he, Clever Hans? How many taps to say he’s sorry? Anyway, the trainer went on to say that jockey Cory Lanerie “and Lee have a lot of the same qualities.” Maybe they can switch places next time. Well enough horsing around. The point is, Lookin at Lee could very well be the online horse race gambling dark horse at the Preakness Stakes.