Preakness Betting Tips at SBG Global
There are a few tips to consider in Preakness Stakes betting that can help you win more money. Let’s take a look at Preakness betting tips.
Preakness betting tips begin with wagering on the favorite. Yes, it is simple and doesn’t always pay a lot but the favorite has historically done very well in the Preakness. The last two years were exceptions to that rule as Curlin upset Street Sense in 2007 and Bernardini won when Barbaro broke down in 2006. The previous five years the favorite won each time in Preakness betting. In horse racing the favorite wins about a third of the time. In Preakness betting the favorite wins nearly half the time. That is a major jump and something you must remember in Preakness Stakes betting.
Another Preakness betting tip is to get one of the tip sheets for the race. These are the ones you see at the track or on the Internet. They can also include the track handicappers that follow Pimlico on a regular basis. They may also be the handicappers in the Daily Racing Form. Using tip sheets is a quick way to get involved in Preakness Stakes betting without doing any handicapping.
If you are going to do handicapping when looking at Preakness betting odds then there are a few things to consider. The normal horse racing handicapping factors are jockey, trainer, class, pace and speed. Pace is not as important as it was in the Derby or as it will be in the Belmont and with the smaller Preakness betting field it is oftentimes overrated. The horse that has speed or can rate just off the pace usually wins in Preakness betting. Closers usually don’t win in Preakness betting. Also a part of Preakness betting are the trainers and jockeys. Usually the winning horse in the Preakness comes from a well known stable and has a solid jockey and trainer. Unknowns are usually just in the Preakness for the money, not to win. Speed is definitely the factor that is most important in Preakness Stakes betting so looking at the speed figures is a great way to handicap the Preakness.
