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First Mission: 2023 Preakness Stakes Horse Odds, History & Predictions

numberFire Racing May 17th, 2023
The 2023 Preakness Stakes contenders field has been announced, along with post position and initial morning line odds. First Mission currently has 5-2 odds to win.

The 2023 Preakness Stakes contenders field has been announced, along with post position and initial morning line odds.

The second leg of the triple crown will take place on Saturday, May 20, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Some of the best three-year-old Thoroughbreds will run in the 148th running of the historic race.

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First Mission Preakness Stakes Odds and Post Position

First Mission currently has 5-2 odds to win the Preakness Stakes in 2023. That has him as the underdog in the Preakness Stakes, with the least favorable odds to win. First Mission drew the 8th post position for the Preakness Stakes, which has produced 10 winners in Preakness History.

First Mission Horse Trainer and Jockey

First Mission is trained by Brad Cox, Brad Cox Cox was well-represented at the 2022 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland and scored a victory in the two-day event with perhaps the unlikeliest of his starters when 42-1 longshot Caravel went wire-to-wire to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Luis Saez will be riding First Mission in the Preakness. In 2022, Saez continued to add new highlights to his résumé. In May, he earned his first win in the Longines Kentucky Oaks, guiding Secret Oath to a two-length victory. He won his 3,000th career race at Belmont Park on June 4, riding Funny Joke to victory.

First Mission Race History

First Mission has a career record of 3 starts, 2 wins, 1 second-place finish, and 0 third-place finishes. First Mission comes into the May 20 classic off of a game half-length win in the 1 1/16-mile Stonestreet Lexington Stakes April 15 at Keeneland.

First Mission Prediction and Pick

First Mission has a very determined trainer looking for his first Preakness Stakes win. With an Equibase Speed Figure of 103, First Mission has 5-2 odds. Saez finished second in a fog-shrouded 2018 Preakness aboard Bravazo, and Cox finished third and fourth with two horses in his first Preakness appearance in 2019. Trainer Brad Cox has been getting First Mission ready for nearly a month now, making the horse an enticing bet to win it all.