Preakness Stakes Odds Post Position History at SBG Global

How much weight should you give post positions in Preakness Stakes betting? Let’s look at post positions and their importance in the Preakness Stakes.

Preakness Stakes odds can be adversely affected if a horse is starting on the inside. The last Preakness Stakes betting winner to start from one of the first three positions was Tabasco Cat and that was 15 years ago in 1994. Seven of the last twelve winners in Preakness Stakes odds have come from post positions 7-12. The best post positions in Preakness Stakes betting you ask? They are #4, #7 and #8 in Preakness Stakes odds. Those posts have won twice each in the past eight years. The other three post positions that have wins this decade are nine, eleven and twelve. Even post position #6 and post position #10 has a win in the last 15 years in Preakness Stakes odds.

So what does post position mean in Preakness Stakes odds? Not a whole lot unless the horse you like is stuck near the rail. History in Preakness Stakes odds does not support a horse starting in close. Traffic is less of a problem in the Preakness but it still can be a factor. Remember in the Kentucky Derby that you have 20 horses trying to get position while it is about half that many horses in the Preakness. The Preakness is shorter than the Derby though so post position can still have a little bit of an impact.

These Preakness Stakes odds facts are recent and that is usually what matters in Preakness Stakes betting. Going back 20 or 30 years is too far when it comes to making assumptions on anything in Preakness Stakes odds trends. The tracks and the conditions will change and recent history is always best to look at when you handicap Preakness Stakes odds. If you go back too far when you handicap any type of race you will find that trends and statistics will change.

One of the factors to consider in Preakness Stakes odds is the post position. It is not the most important one though. Looking at the Kentucky Derby winning horse and the other horses that are coming from that race is a better way to handicap Preakness Stakes odds.

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