Preakness betting for many gamblers is all about speed, courage and having the nerve. These gamblers look strictly at the speed figures when they consider Preakness Stakes betting. Is that a good way to go in Preakness ? Let’s take a look.
Preakness has shown that the fastest horse usually does pretty well. Part of the speed equation in Preakness Stakes betting is a horse’s form. If a horse has been racing well then the chances of that horse having a good effort is greater in Preakness than if they are not racing well. Form and speed are good indicators in Preakness . If a horse didn’t race in the Kentucky Derby it is unlikely they will have the form to win in Preakness Stakes betting. In the last 20 years, about 90% of Preakness winners at least ran in the Derby. They may not have won the race, although oftentimes they did, but they at least were part of the field. Rarely does a horse come from out of the picture to enter the Preakness and beat a Kentucky Derby horse. If a horse is good enough to enter the Preakness he should have been entered in the Derby.
Preakness has shown that although Pimlico is thought of as a speed track, only about 20% of the time has a horse won wire-to-wire in Preakness . The percentages are much less in the past 20 years with less than 10% of horses wiring the field in Preakness .
Preakness Stakes betting is a bit different than Kentucky Derby betting because the race is shorter and stamina is not as much of a factor. Remember that Dosage stuff that gamblers refer to in the Kentucky Derby? It is virtually meaningless in Preakness because the race is shorter than the Derby. It makes no difference whether or not a horse has a dosage index of less than 4.00 in Preakness betting. Speed and recent form are much more important factors to consider in Preakness Stakes betting so keep that in mind as you bet this year’s race.