Can Anyone Upset the Derby Champ? Unveiling the 2024 Preakness Stakes Lines

While the Derby winner is a force to be reckoned with, history reveals upsets are very much a possibility. And for those who want to test their predictions, here’s a thrilling option: analyzing the Preakness Stakes lines for the race.

The dust from the Kentucky Derby has barely settled and on Wednesday night Bob Baffert said that Muth, the morning line chalk to win the 2024 Preakness, had struck a fever. Baffert and Muth’s owners scratched the horse from running the Triple Crown’s second jewel. Without Muth, favoritism will fall onto Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.

What ponies have the best chances of beating Mystik Dan?

Keep reading for five horses offering great odds to end Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown attempt.

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Tuscan Gold 8/1

The odds on Tuscan Gold will dramatically change because of the scratch of Muth. Still, Gold should offer a decent price to beat Mystik Dan, which figures to go off at around even money.

So betting any other horse constitutes a win on a longshot. Tuscan Gold ran a bang up race in the Louisiana Derby only to fail to change leads late. The horse also didn’t see Catching Freedom and Honor Marie to his outside, which explains why he ended up finishing third. Any improvement, and he should improve because Chad Brown trains, can lead to the winner’s circle.

Uncle Heavy 20/1

If we throw out the Bluegrass Stakes performance, Uncle Heavy is a prime longshot to get it done in the Preakness. The victory in the Grade 3 Withers in February impresses big time.

Not only that, but like Tuscan Gold, Heavy has been training great in the mornings. Give Uncle Heavy a huge shot to blow up the exotics. This is especially true if Mystik Dan fails to hit the board.

Just Steel 15/1

The D. Wayne Lukas trainee had all sorts of trouble in the Derby. Just Steel ran well early, but by the second call his chances of winning were over. Because the field of the Preakness is much smaller, we shouldn’t sleep on this son of Justify.

The Coach will have Just Steel ready to roll and because Muth scratched, Steel projects as the front runner. Give this one a decent shot to go gate to wire. Also, Lukas has done this before, bring a horse that ran awful in the Derby to the Preakness and shocked the field. Steel is as legit of a longshot as it gets.

Seize the Grey 15/1

The Grade 2 Pat Day Mile winner didn’t produce a sizable speed rating, but that’s okay. Mystik Dan’s speed rating to win the Kentucky Derby on the same day this one won the Pat Day didn’t blow anybody away, either.

There’s a chance Seize the Grey improves off the Pat Day Mile win. If that happens, here’s another that can get it done. Lukas also trains Seize the Grey. So the old Coach has a couple in here that could end Dan’s Triple Crown run.

Mugatu 20/1

Short fields can produce interesting results and this one ran well enough in the Bluegrass to consider. Named after Will Ferrell’s character in Zoolander, one of the great comedy films from the early 2000s, Mugatu finished seventh in the Bluegrass.

Any improvement could put this one in the top three for sure. If the race falls apart, which might happen because there is no real controlling speed, who knows? Maybe, Mugatu gets it done at massive odds.

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