The morning line odds for the 2012 Preakness Stakes were released Tuesday and Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister was listed as the early favorite. The morning line odds are set by the track and will remain the same until the day of the race.
2012 Preakness Odds: Bodemeister Installed As Morning Line Favorite
Bodemeister was listed as an 8-5 favorite while Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another was given 5-2 odds. Creative Cause and Went The Day Well both checked in at 6-1, the third best odds. Bodemeister was also the morning line favorite in the Kentucky Derby.
Here are the complete morning line odds.
Tiger Walk 30-1
Teeth Of The Dog 15-1
Pretension 30-1
Zatterholm 20-1
Went The Day Well 6-1
Creative Cause 6-1
Bodemeister 8-5
Daddy Knows Best 12-1
I’ll Have Another 5-2
Optimizer 30-1
Cazzetti 30-1
The four favorites will be closely-grouped at the start of the race with Went The Day Well, Creative Cause and Bodemeister in the No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 gates, while I’ll Have Another will be one spot over in the No. 9 gate.
For more on the Preakness, stay tuned to this StoryStream or check out SB Nation’s horse racing blog And Down The Stretch They Come.











