Preakness Stakes Horse Odds with Jockeys and Trainers

The 2023 Preakness Stakes takes place on the third Saturday in May: May 20 at Pimlico Race Course. The 1 3/16 mile race, the second leg of the Triple Crown, was drawn on Monday, May 15. It drew a field of eight horses to compete for a $1.65 million purse and a place in horse racing history.

Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, is the only horse from the Run for the Roses who proceeds to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes. If he wins, then he will go on to the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown. The morning line suggests Mage can do so: he was named the 8-5 favorite in Monday’s Preakness Stakes odds.

However, seven foes stand between him and winning the Preakness Stakes. Those include Lexington (G3) winner First Mission, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile third-place finisher National Treasure, Grade 1 winner Blazing Sevens, and quite possibly the most overlooked horse in the Triple Crown so far, Perform.

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Preakness Stakes Odds

This is the field for the 2023 Preakness Stakes. This includes their post positions for the horse race, as well as their trainers, jockeys, and morning-line odds.

As is typical for horse racing betting in the United States, you are not guaranteed these morning-line odds when you bet the Preakness Stakes. Final Preakness Stakes odds are pari-mutuel, meaning they are based on what the bettors actually wager on each horse. So, as the Preakness Stakes draws closer it pays to watch the odds, see how they fluctuate, and use that information and the news about each horse to find the overlays when the race rolls around.

2023 Preakness Stakes Field

When picking a winner of the 2023 Preakness Stakes, it pays to know about each horse’s form coming into the horse race, as well as about their trainers and jockeys. Following these principles of horse racing handicapping will help you get to know each horse in the race, and look at their chances of winning from all the right angles. This will help you determine whether their Preakness Stakes odds are fair, or if you may get a better overlay looking elsewhere.

Read on to get to know the 2023 Preakness Stakes jockeys and trainers.

Post 1: National Treasure (4-1 ML)

National Treasure ran underneath in a handful of west coast Kentucky Derby prep races for trainer Bob Baffert and then trainer Tim Yakteen. He had been moved to the Yakteen barn for Derby eligibility reasons, but went back to Baffert after a fourth-place finish in the Santa Anita Derby.

Trainer: National Treasure has returned to the barn of Bob Baffert for the Preakness; Churchill Downs has made Baffert ineligible for the Kentucky Derby, but he can run at tracks not owned by Churchill Downs. Baffert has won the second leg of the Triple Crown seven times: tied for the most wins ever. He knows how to condition a Preakness winner as well as anyone. However, Baffert’s statistics going blinkers-back-on have been disappointing (2 for his last 25), which is a concern since National Treasure makes that move in the Preakness.

Jockey: This Hall of Fame jockey is National Treasure’s regular rider, taking the reins in races like the Santa Anita Derby. He has won many of the biggest races in the country, including the Kentucky Derby four times and the Belmont Stakes twice, though he has yet to win the Preakness. His Preakness Stakes history can’t be called futile, however: he has been second three times.

Post 2: Chase the Chaos (50-1 ML)

He looked like an exciting prospect for the 2023 Preakness Stakes after winning the El Camino Real at Golden Gate Fields, the same race Rombauer used to kickstart his Preakness-winning run in 2021. However, his form has stalled out since then, and he was most recently eighth against a much softer field in the California Derby.

Trainer: Experienced Golden Gate-based trainer Ed Moger, Jr. has not won any Triple Crown races: in fact, he has only won four graded races ever. However, two of those came at the top level, with Stormy Lucy in the 2015 Matriarch and Stilleto Boy in this year’s Santa Anita Handicap.

Jockey: Sheldon Russell has only won five graded stakes, all at the Grade 3 level. However, he is a fixture on the Maryland circuit and knows Pimlico Race Course as well as anyone does, and that local knowledge may help him get the best out of Chase the Chaos over his home track.

Post 3: Mage (8-5 ML)

Mage was a long shot in the Kentucky Derby, but with a live bid to win the Triple Crown he will be the favorite in the Preakness Stakes after that impressive win at Churchill Downs. How he starts will be more crucial than ever in the Preakness, though clearly he has the stamina and the talent to be a force in Baltimore.

Trainer: Gustavo Delgado has a reputation for training stamina into horses. He has run just one horse in the Preakness Stakes before: Bodexpress in 2019. Bodexpress became a fan favorite after unseating his rider at the start of the Preakness. Bodexpress was a long shot maiden, however; Mage is a Kentucky Derby winner and a far better candidate.

Jockey: Javier Castellano, who rode the Kentucky Derby winner on the first Saturday in May, returns for the 2023 Preakness Stakes. This Hall of Fame rider has succeeded on the biggest stages, including twice in the Preakness Stakes already. This shows he knows how to ride 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico Race Course, and should be able to get the best out of Mage.

Post 4: Coffeewithchris (20-1 ML)

This Maryland-bred son of Ride On Curlin broke his maiden at Pimlico about a year ago, so handling the footing will be no problem. His early speed is also an asset. Class and stamina are questions, however: he is a two-time stakes winner at Laurel, but was well beaten by Perform in the Tesio.

Trainer: His trainer is John Salzman, Jr., a Maryland fixture who has won many stakes races on the mid-Atlantic circuit but has limited experience in big-time spots. In fact, his only graded-stakes placing came in 2010 when Twelve Pack Shelly ran third in the Kentucky Juvenile (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Jockey: Jaime Rodriguez has ridden Coffeewithchris for his last five starts, including both of his stakes victories at Laurel. He has hit the board in graded stakes before, such as The King Cheek who ran second in an off-turf 2021 Penn Mile (G3), but has not yet won a race as big as the Preakness Stakes.

Post 5: Red Route One (10-1 ML)

Red Route One was an underneath type on the Kentucky Derby trail, though was rerouted to the Bath House Row Stakes and the Preakness Stakes after running only sixth in the Arkansas Derby. Trainer Steve Asmussen and owner Winchell Thoroughbreds also have fourth-place Kentucky Derby finisher Disarm but chose to run this horse in the 2023 Preakness Stakes instead.

Trainer: Steve Asmussen is the leading trainer by wins in North American history. He has won the Preakness Stakes twice: in 2007 with Curlin and in 2009 with Rachel Alexandra. He also trained Epicenter, who finished second as the favorite in last year’s Preakness Stakes, behind Early Voting.

Jockey: Joel Rosario has been one of the top jockeys in recent years, even winning an Eclipse in 2021. Though he has not won the Preakness Stakes yet, he has won the other two jewels of the Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby once, and the Belmont Stakes twice. He rode Epicenter for Asmussen last year, so he has a track record of getting quality horses for these connections.

Post 6: Perform (15-1 ML)

Perform tried a stakes race for the first time in the Federico Tesio last month at Laurel Park, stepping up from maiden company to win it and earn a berth in the Preakness Stakes. Though his connections had to pay $150,000 to get him into the field (he was not Triple Crown nominated), they have enough faith in him to pony up and put him in the second leg.

Trainer: Shug McGaughey is one of the most experienced trainers in the game. He has yet to win the Preakness, but he has won the other two legs of the Triple Crown and he trained Easy Goer to a second-place finish in the 1989 Preakness. This Hall of Famer knows how to get a horse ready for a big race, and if a horse he trains enters an ambitious spot, he only does it with a very good reason.

Jockey: Feargal Lynch rode Perform for the first time last out in the Tesio, and keeps the call in the Preakness Stakes. As a mid-Atlantic regular, he knows Pimlico Race Course well, always an asset in the Preakness. Lynch has won once at the Grade 1 level, though never on dirt: he won the 2015 Woodbine Mile with Mondialiste.

Post 7: Blazing Sevens (6-1 ML)

Blazing Sevens was one of the better two-year-olds of 2022, winning the Champagne (G1) and finishing third in the Hopeful. However, his two races at age three have been no-threat third-place finishes, so he still brings questions into the Preakness Stakes about whether he has trained on well enough at three.

Trainer: Thanks to his trainer Chad Brown, Blazing Sevens’ Preakness Stakes odds are certain to be an underlay. Brown has won the Preakness twice with horses who had enough points to go to the Kentucky Derby but rerouted to the Preakness instead. However, both Cloud Computing and Early Voting has better three-year-old form than Blazing Sevens brings to the Preakness Stakes.

Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr. has made a name as a big-race jockey and he has won four of the last four Eclipse Awards for the most outstanding jockey in American horse racing. His best Preakness finish to date was a second-place run with Midnight Bourbon in 2021, though he has two victories in the Belmont Stakes.

Post 8: First Mission (5-2 ML)

First Mission is the most interesting new shooter, and has a good chance to become the Preakness winner. He tries Grade 1 company for the first time, but impressed enough in the Lexington (G3) at Keeneland to be a strong contender. His tactical speed should afford him a great trip, and the outside gate should keep him in the clear. In Preakness Stakes odds, he should be the second choice.

Trainer: Brad Cox has won two of the last three Eclipse Awards for outstanding trainer, and won many of the biggest races in the country. He does not count the Preakness Stakes yet among his spoils, though he did win the Belmont two years ago with Essential Quality: owned and bred by Godolphin, who also has First Mission. His best finish in the Preakness Stakes came in 2019 with Owendale, who finished third to War of Will.

Jockey: Luis Saez has a reputation for being an aggressive rider, and his star in major horse races has risen sharply in the last few years. He has not won the Preakness Stakes yet, though he ran second behind Justify in 2018 with Bravazo. Saez was in the irons for Cox when Essential Quality won the Belmont in 2021, as well as when he won the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, making them a well-proven pairing.

Betting the 2023 Preakness Stakes Online

The Preakness Stakes is one of the best horse racing betting opportunities of the year, with some of the classiest horses in the country trying a new challenge on the biggest stage. The Preakness Stakes day card at Pimlico Race Course is one of the best of the year as well, with ten stakes races, including nine for Thoroughbred horses.

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