Orb is mostly a huge favorite to gain the Preakness Stakes, but other recent favorites have faltered in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Favorites tend to be riding a three-race melting away skid at Pimlico, after Bodemeister lost to help you I'll Have Another last year. Before that, Shackleford won being a long shot in 2011, and Lookin at Successful won as 3-1 second choice this season.
Not since Rachel Alexandra beat the boys in 2009 has the post-time favorite paid for bettors. Orb plans to prevent that streak, despite illustrating the unlucky No. 1 posting, which has seen an individual winner since 1961—Tabasco Cat back 1994.
Orb remained a quick 1-1 favorite at a lot of online racebooks and with Pimlico, despite the rail draw Wednesday night with Baltimore. Handicapper and veteran horse man Michael Dempsey predicted Orb might be a huge favorite and stated Thursday he doesn't watch a problem with the railroad position.
"The No. 1 post inside Kentucky Derby is more associated with a problem than the Preakness, even though what the statistics state, " the USRacebook. com analyst said in an interview.
"And don't forget Orb broke from the rail in his Elixir of youth win at Gulfstream Woodland, defeating heavily favored Violence. "
Eight horses will make to derail trainer Shug McGaughey's Derby successful. Mylute, fourth at Churchill Downs 14 days ago, is the minute betting choice at 5-1.
New shooter Departing will be the third choice, currently relaxing at 6-1, according with the Preakness odds updates with OddsShark. com.
The recent three-race funk will never indicate that favorites consistently lose at Pimlico. In the last dozen Preakness Stakes, the favourite has won seven instances, including successful dashes as a result of Big Brown, Afleet Alex, Smarty Jones (in some record-setting performance) and Comical Cide.
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