Preakness betting odds are great to wager on each year as one horse tries to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive. How important is the trainer when you look at Preakness Stakes odds? What weight do you give the trainer in Preakness betting?
Preakness betting odds almost always favor the Kentucky Derby winning horse and it doesn’t matter who the trainer is. That doesn’t mean some trainers are not good bets in Preakness Stakes odds. Two trainers, Hall of Famers, Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas have the most wins in Preakness betting. You might want to look at them this year as well in Preakness Stakes odds. What is sometimes forgotten with the trainer is how many starts he has in a race. Baffert has had a lot fewer starters than Lukas in the Preakness, yet he has just as many wins in Preakness Stakes betting. Lukas has only won 15% of the time in Preakness Stakes betting and that is not a great percentage. Baffert is at 50% which is much better in the Preakness Stakes. Baffert could be a trainer to watch in the 2009 Preakness as he has Pioneerof the Nile.
Some trainers have even less success than Lukas in Preakness Stakes betting. Nick Zito has been a huge loser in Preakness odds with just one win in 19 starts. He was a loser in 2008 again in the Preakness Stakes.
Looking at trainers is just one factor to consider in Preakness Stakes betting. It is not the most important one but there are some definite trends to consider in Preakness Stakes betting odds as we just pointed out.
In 2008 it was Big Brown running away and winning in Preakness Stakes betting at odds of 1-5. While betting on Big Brown didn’t make people a lot of money there was some value to be found with the exotics. The exacta, trifecta and superfecta had some nice payouts even with Big Brown on top in Preakness Stakes betting. The $2 exacta paid $36.60 and the $2 trifecta returned over $300. The $1 superfecta paid out over $1,100 last year in the Preakness Stakes.
When you examine the Preakness Stakes this season you will want to look at the trainer factor in addition to some of the other factors like speed, pace, jockey, workouts, class, etc.
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