With just a few hours remaining before Saturday’s running of the 2012 Preakness Stakes, the odds are still against I’ll Have Another capturing the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Preakness 2012 Odds: Bodemeister Remains The Favorite, I’ll Have Another Close Behind
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According to the latest odds at Bovada, Bodemeister -- who was the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby right up until he was overtaken in the home stretch by I’ll Have Another -- is once again the betting favorite to take the Preakness, at 3/2.
I’ll Have Another has benefited greatly from horses like Dullahan and Union Rags pulling out of the Preakness. The Kentucky Derby’s odds are currently set at 3/1.
Here are the full odds for the 11 horses running in the Preakness:
Post Position - Horse - Odds
1 - Tiger Walk - 30/1
2 - Teeth of the Dog - 18/1
3 - Pretension - 35/1
4 - Zetterholm - 20/1
5 - Went the Day Well - 6/1
6 - Creative Cause - 13/2
7 - Bodemeister - 3/2
8 - Daddy Nose Best - 14/1
9 - I’ll Have Another -3/1
10 - Optimizer - 30/1
11 - Cozzetti - 40/1
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.
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