Early Look at the Potential Field Plus Betting Lines to Win the Preakness Stakes

Although Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby, the Kenny McPeek trained runner won’t enter the starting gate at Pimlico the chalk. Favoritism should fall onto Arkansas Derby winner and Bob Baffert trained Muth. Informed Patriot, Tuscan Gold, T O Password, and another Baffert trainee, Imagination, should all break from the gate in the Preakness.

Check out predicted Preakness Stakes odds, analysis, and early picks for the Triple Crown’s Second Jewel.

Win Pick: Muth

During the winter, Muth developed into arguably the best three year old on the planet. The Baffert trainee showed his talent by finishing second to Fierceness in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile last November.

Muth then won the Grade 2 San Vicente over Pilot Commander and Slider in his first race in 2024. The Arkansas Derby win was as good of a prep as there was. In the Arkansas Derby, Muth beat Just Steel and Mystik Dan.

Because Baffert can’t run horses at Churchill Downs, Muth will be fresh. Give this one the nod to get it done.

Place Pick: Imagination

There are plenty of races for three year olds, which is why if Bob Baffert enters Imagination, the second place finisher in the Santa Anita Derby, we must take notice.

Baffert doesn’t often pit owner against owner in three year old Triple Crown races unless he feels the horse deserves the chance. Imagination, like Muth, didn’t run the Derby. So Bob’s second entry will be as fresh as the likely chalk. Don’t ignore.

Third Pick: Tuscan Gold

After breaking the maiden, Tuscan Gold was all the rage in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. The Chad Brown trained runner ran well, finishing third.

But Brown didn’t believe he had developed enough to make the start in the Preakness. Gold is another fresh horse that will challenge Mystik Dan. The talent is there for sure and Chad almost won the Kentucky Derby last Saturday when Sierra Leone came up a nose short to Mystik Dan. Give this one a big chance.

Fourth Pick: Mystik Dan

For sure, Mystik Dan can win the Preakness Stakes. But he ran his eyeballs out to hold off Sierra Leone and Forever Young at the wire. It’s tough for any thoroughbred to come back off two weeks rest after a top effort.

Make no mistake. The Derby was a top effort. To make things more difficult for Mystik Dan, Muth, the best three year old in North America, will run. So will Imagination and so will a fresh Tuscan Gold. The field, although small, is deep with talent. Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown chances end in the Second Jewel.

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