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138TH PREAKNESS STAKES
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HORSE |
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JOCKEY |
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TRAINER |
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ODDS |
| 1 |
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Orb |
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Joel Rosario |
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Shug McGaughey |
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1-1 |
| 2 |
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Goldencents |
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Kevin Krigger |
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Doug O'Neill |
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8-1 |
| 3 |
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Titletown Five |
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Julien Leparoux |
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D. Wayne Lukas |
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30-1 |
| 4 |
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Departing |
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Brian Hernandez Jr. |
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Al Stall Jr. |
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6-1 |
| 5 |
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Mylute |
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Rosie Napravnik |
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Tom Amoss |
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5-1 |
| 6 |
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Oxbow |
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Gary Stevens |
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D. Wayne Lukas |
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15-1 |
| 7 |
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Will Take Charge |
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Mike Smith |
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D. Wayne Lukas |
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12-1 |
| 8 |
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Govenor Charlie |
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Martin Garcia |
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Bob Baffert |
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12-1 |
| 9 |
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Itsmyluckyday |
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John Velazquez |
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Eddie Plesa Jr. |
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10-1 |
Orb draws rail, installed as even-money favorite
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| Orb will have a garland of Black-Eyed Susans to nibble on Saturday if he wins the Preakness
(Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com) |
Kentucky Derby champion Orb was installed as the even-money morning-line
favorite for Saturday's 138th running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes after
post positions were drawn Wednesday at Pimlico Race Course.
Owned and bred by Maryland native Stuart Janney III in partnership with the
Phipps Stable, Orb registered an impressive 2 1/2-length triumph in the Run for
the Roses at Churchill Downs on May 4. The Shug McGaughey-trained three-year-old
colt drew the No. 1 post position for the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown that
attracted eight other entrants.
Orb will be seeking his sixth-straight victory on a resume that includes
stakes scores in the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park.
Joel Rosario, who was aboard for his Derby win, will have the return mount
aboard the son of Malibu Moon.
Five horses that finished behind Orb in the Derby are scheduled to run in the
1 3/16-mile classic, including Mylute, the fifth-place finisher at Churchill who
was rated second in the Preakness morning line at 5-1. Rosie Napravnik, who rode
the first winner of her career at Pimlico in 2005 before establishing herself as
the leading female jockey in the country, will have the mount aboard Mylute.
Departing, the Illinois Derby winner, was the highest-rated of the new faces
on the Triple Crown trail, tabbed third in the line at 6-1.
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Santa Anita Derby winner Goldencents, who will attempt to rebound from a 17th
in the Derby, comes next at 8-1. The next four on the morning line --
Itsmyluckyday, Govenor Charlie, Will Take Charge and Oxbow, are close, ranging
from 10-1 to 15-1. Maiden winner Titletown Five, who exits a fourth in the Derby
Trial, is expected to be the longest shot in the field and is listed at 30-1.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a five-time Preakness winner, is
responsible for a third of the Preakness field with Oxbow, Titletown Five and
Will Take Charge.
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