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2009 Preakness Odds Preview

Preakness Betting – Rachael Alexandra The Wild Card

The 134th Running of the $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes – The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown
Saturday May 16th, 2009
Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Time: 6:15PM (EST) – NBC

After Mine That Bird pulled one of the biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history, the focus now shifts to the Preakness odds on May 16th. There was some original yet brief trepidation that Mine That Bird wouldn’t be racing in the Preakness but that quickly died down.

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The History Of The Preakness Stakes

Horse Betting – Tradition Doesn’t Take a Back Seat at Preakness

Maryland’s chief executive and several friends visited Saratoga in 1868 several years after America’s oldest track opened. Gov. Oden Bowie and other prominent racing figures attended a dinner party where they pledged to build a track in their state if a special race for 3-year-old colts and fillies was run in two years.

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134th Preakness Stakes Betting Preview

2009 Preakness Preview – Pimlico 2009

Event: The 134th Running Of The $1,000,000 Preakness Stakes – The Miiddle Jewel Of The Triple Crown
Date: Saturday May 16th, 2009
Location: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, MD
Post Time: 6:15PM (EST)
TV Network: NBC, 5:00PM (EST)

After watching one of the greatest upsets in Kentucky Derby history as 50-1 shot, Mine That Bird won going away, it is hard to know what to expect in next Saturday’s 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico race track in Baltimore.

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