Preakness Predictions: 2008 Preakness Stakes PredictionsPreakness Stakes predictions are much easier to predict compared to the Kentcuky Derby and Belmont Stakes. The Preakness Stakes is the second leg out of three for the Triple Crown title. It takes place 2 weeks after the Derby. The 2008 Preakness Stakes takes place on Saturday, May 17th 2007.Like any major horse race, you must do some statistic research on every Preakness Stakes hopeful. Anticipating promising bets from such information is known as "horse handicapping", a worthwhile procedure which presents you with factual information as to which horses are the most likely to win. 1800-sports and Bodog have partnered to extend an exclusive offer for new signups of 1800-sports. Sign up and deposit a minimum of $50 and Bodog will instantly match $50 of the amount! 1800 sports predicts Big Brown to win the 2008 Preakness Stakes and the Triple Crown! The last colt to win the Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978. Big Brown is a big and powerful horse who won the 2008 1 1/4 mile Kentucky Derby in 2:01.82 by 4 3/4 lengths. He was the first Derby winner since Regret in 1915 to have raced only three times previously. Big Brown is also the third horse in 60 years to win after racing in just two Derby preps. The current betting odds on Big brown to win the Preakness Stakes are 1/3, a $90 wager pays out $30. The odds on big Brown winning the Triple Crown are 1/2. For the Preakness Stakes an easy prediction is to pick the winner of the Kentucky Derby if he is racing. The Preakness Stakes is much shorter track than both the Derby and the Belmont Stakes, so the chances for a victory are high. Always keep your eyes open for the underdogs, or the dark horses that have excellent chances but which, for some reason or another stay out of the spot-light. Also, stay away from amateur Derby trainers and jockeys. You should choose a horse that belongs to a professional jockey. Choose horses that have consistently and continually been racing for quite some time or who has a total of six races to its credit. Looking for the best in online horse wagering? BetUS.com is your place! Bet on horse races from every major thoroughbred racetrack in the US and beyond! They have a myriad of betting options from Win, Place, Show, Exactas, Doubles, Trifectas, Quinellas and Exotics that pay up to 100 to 1! Join BetUS.com Today, "for over 13 years they have been the World-Wide Leader in Online Gaming!" The horse that you choose should be fit and fine and should have run at least as far as one mile and an eighth in a prep race. As a measurement to find the horses true potential, its breed and ancestry is studied and its in-bred potential for running a mile and a quarter distance of the Derby is deduced. 12 Preakness Stakes horse matchups! Odds to win hte 2008 Preakness Macho Again: 20/1 Tres Borrachos: 30/1 Icabad Crane: 30/1 Yankee Bravo: 15/1 Racecar Rhapsody: 30/1 Big Brown: 1/3 Kentucky Bear: 12/1 Stevil: 30/1 Riley Tucker: 30/1 Giant Moon: 20/1 Gayego: 10/1 Hey Byrn: 20/1 --- by Arthur Bodley at 1800-sports.com on May 12, 2007
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