2012 Preakness Stakes morning line odds have been released.
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner I’ll Have Another leads a field of eleven three-year-olds that were entered for Saturday’s $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) to be run Saturday at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md.
The Derby winner appears likely to play second fiddle in the betting to Bodemeister, who set the early fractions and held on for a game second place finish, 1.5 lengths behind the winner.
Pimlico morning line oddsmaker Frank Carulli installed the Derby runner up as the 8-5 morning line favorite, with I’ll Have Another the second choice at 5-2 betting odds.
Co-third choices are the fourth and fifth place finishers from the Derby, Went the Day Well and Creative Cause.
Six of the eleven runners in the field are coming out of the Derby while there are five newcomers to the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Among the newcomers are Wood Memorial (G1) third place finisher Teeth of the Dog (15-1), and Arkansas Derby (G1) fourth place finisher Cozzetti (30-1).
Post time for the Preakness Stakes is 6:18 ET and will be televised live on NBC.
Preakness Stakes (G1)
Post Horse Last race Trainer Odds
1 Tiger Walk (4th Wood Memorial) Ignacio Correas 30-1
2 Teeth of the Dog (3rd Wood Memorial) Michael Matz 15-1
3 Pretension (Won Canonero II Stakes) Chris Grove 30-1
4 Zetterholm (Won Patsyprospect Stakes) Rick Dutrow 20-1
5 Went the Day Well (4th Kentucky Derby) Graham Motion 6-1
6 Creative Cause (5th Kentucky Derby) Mike Harrington 6-1
7 Bodemeister (2nd Kentucky Derby) Bob Baffert 8-5
8 Daddy Nose Best (10th Kentucky Derby) Steve Asmussen 12-1
9 I’ll Have Another (Won Kentucky Derby) Doug O’Neill 5-2
10 Optimizer (11th Kentucky Derby) D. Wayne Lukas 30-1
11 Cozzetti (4th Arkansas Derby) Dale Romans 30-1
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