Only a few hours left until the gates open for the 2009 Preakness Stakes race and we will take a final look at the odds on the Preakness contenders. Will the lone filly Rachel Alexandra win the 2009 Preakness Stakes with favorite odds or will Mine That Bird move a leg closer to winning the Triple Crown, despite long odds? We will find that out tonight at 6:15pm when the Preakness Stakes 2009 is set to start. But let's check the latest Preakness Stakes odds as posted by the popular online sportsbook Bodog Sports, don't forget that the bookmaker is offering $134 free bonus for those Preakness Stakes 2009 bettors who deposit and wager $100 on the Pimlico race tonight.
The 2009 Preakness Stakes odds at Bodog Sports still have Rachel Alexandra as the ultimate favorite to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. At the bookmaker Rachel Alexandra is listed with odds 8/5 to win the famous horse race, way ahead of any competition. The only filly to race in the 2009 Preakness Stakes will have Calvin Borel as her jockey, one of the many factors working in favor of this Preakness contender. Rachel Alexandra has been the odds-on favorite Preakness Stakes contender since the very first time odds were posted on the 2009 Preakness race, but in all honesty, the filly did open with the much better EVEN odds. Betting action later on, however, lengthened her odds a bit to the current 8/5. Here is the full list of the 2009 Preakness Stakes odds, as posted at the online sportsbook Bodog Sports:
Big Drama - 10/1 odds
Mine That Bird - 6/1
Musket Man - 8/1
Luv Gov - 50/1
Friesan Fire - 6/1
Terrain - 30/1
Papa Clem - 12/1
General Quarters - 20/1
Pioneer of the Nile - 5/1
Flying Private - 50/1
Take The Points - 30/1
Tone It Down - 50/1
Rachel Alexandra - 8/5 odds
And although a lot of bettors still believe that the filly has what it takes to win the Preakness Stakes 2009, a lot of people are looking for the great payout at tonight's race, much in the same way Mine That Bird delivered two weeks ago. Pioneer of the Nile is currently holding second best odds to win the Preakness Stakes race, followed by Friesan Fire and Mine That Bird, both sharing odds 6/1 to win the horse race at Pimlico tonight. The odds on Musket Man are sitting at 8/1 and the rest of the contenders are paying out on double digits, including Papa Clem, whose odds went from 8/1 when the betting sheets opened, to the current long-shot 12/1 odds to win the Preakness. Even General Quarters, with opening odds 9/1, is now holding 20/1 odds. Bottom line, almost all of the contenders have seen a negative shift in odds from the time wagering opened until now, the latest 2009 Preakness Stakes odds. The only two exceptions are Pioneer of the Nile, managing to hold on to 5/1 Preakness odds since the beginning, as well as Friesan Fire, paying out on 6/1 odds if this contender wins the 2009 Preakness Stakes.
