Trainer Preakness Odds at SBG Global. Preakness odds are exciting to look at and to wager on but there is no doubt they are more exciting if you win. As you get involved in Preakness wagering how important is the trainer to you when you make your wager? Is the trainer a key factor to consider when examining Preakness odds?
Preakness odds usually have the Kentucky Derby winning horse as the favorite, regardless of his trainer. History has shown though that some trainers do better in Preakness odds than others. Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas have the most wins versus the Preakness odds. That statistic has to be looked at from a different angle though because in reality Lukas has been rotten in Preakness odds considering all of the starters he has had. He has won the race five times but in the last two decades he has only four wins with 26 starters.
That is a win percentage of 15% and that is not very good. Baffert on the other hand has only 8 starters but has four wins in Preakness wagering for a win percentage of 50%. Which trainer would you prefer to have your money on in Preakness wagering? You also may want to consider Maryland based trainers since they have a home track edge in Preakness odds.
What about a trainer that has a big name but very little success in Preakness odds? Just like in the Derby where Todd Pletcher has struggled, Nick Zito has been a disaster in Preakness wagering. He has just one win in 18 starts. If Zito has a horse on the Preakness odds board do you really want your money on him? And it is very likely he will have at least one horse on the Preakness odds board in 2008, perhaps more than one.
The trainer factor is an important one to remember as you look at Preakness odds. It is not the end all but you can pick up some interesting trends and historical data that can lead you for or against a particular horse in Preakness odds based upon their trainer.