Preakness wagering history shows that the first Preakness was run on MAY 23rd in 1873.Preakness is the second jewel of the Triple Crown and the races that determines whether or not the Belmont means anything each year. Preakness odds history shows that Survivor won the inaugural Preakness Stakes with a huge 10 length victory, the largest margin ever until Smarty Jones won by 11.5 lengths in 2004.
Preakness history shows that the Preakness was not run for three years from 1891-1893. Preakness really didn’t take off until 1919, the year Sir Barton won the race, becoming the first ever Triple Crown winner. The next year Man O’War really put Preakness wagering on the map when he won big after skipping the Kentucky Derby. Preakness odds will have the Kentucky Derby winner as the favorite and most gamblers always want to see a Triple Crown chase stay alive so they bet the horse in Preakness odds which usually means the Derby winner is overvalued. Preakness wagering has some history like the Derby that includes the song, “Maryland, My Maryland.” The blanket is the black-eyed susans and the Preakness has the weather vane that is painted with the colors of the jockey and horse.
Preakness wagering history shows that the Kentucky Derby winner has won three of the past six races although the last three years the winner has lost in Preakness. Curlin won the Preakness Stakes last year while Berandini won in 2006 and Afleet Alex in 2005. Smarty Jones won in 2004 as the Preakness odds favorite but then lost the Belmont as did Funny Cide in 2003 and War Emblem in 2002 Preakness wagering. There has not been a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. The other two Preakness wagering winners this decade were Point Given in 2001 and Red Bullet in 2000.
Preakness wagering during the 1990’s saw Charismatic win in 1999, Real Quiet in 1998, Silver Charm in 1997, Louis Quatorze in 1996, Timber Country in 1995, Tabasco Cat in 1994, Prairie Bayou in 1993, Pine Bluff in 1992, Hansel in 1991 and Summer Squall in 1990.