Making Money Betting California Chrome in Preakness
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California Chrome (above) will be the heavy favorite in Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Find out how to make money betting California Chrome for the second jewel of the Triple Crown. (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)
The strategy from our Making Money Betting California Chrome in the Kentucky Derby blog got us a nice $170 exacta score. California Chrome arrives in the Preakness Stakes as an even bigger favorite than last time, so it’s going to be tougher to make a big profit but we’ll give it a try.
This time we have a smaller field of 10, so I will focus on the trifecta and superfecta.
Also take a look at our six ways to bet the Preakness from the ABR brand ambassadors, where I have a $5 exacta play keying California Chrome for a total of $20.
I think they are all running for second behind California Chrome. He has a great cruising speed and the versatility to place himself in a perfect spot behind the pacesetters.
Social Inclusion and Bayern look like the top two who will set a fast pace in the Preakness with Pablo Del Monte and Ring Weekend not too far behind. The local experience of Kid Cruz might be an advantage to him and the improving Dynamic Impact might be able to get a piece.
I will build my trifecta and superfecta tickets around those horses:
$.50-cent trifecta: 3 with 1,4,5,7,8,9 with 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 = $24
$.50-cent superfecta: 3 with 1,4,7,9 with 1,4,7,9 with 1,4,5,7,8,9 = $24
$1.5-million Preakness Stakes
Saturday, Pimlico, Race 12, Post Time 6:20p.m. ET.
1 3/16 miles, dirt, 3-year-olds
Television: NBC coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET
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Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Odds
1
Dynamic Impact
Miguel Mena
Mark Casse
12-1
2
General a Rod
Javier Castellano
Mike Maker
15-1
3
California Chrome
Victor Espinoza
Art Sherman
3-5
4
Ring Weekend
Alan Garcia
Graham Motion
20-1
5
Bayern
Rosie Napravnik
Bob Baffert
10-1
6
Ria Antonia
Calvin Borel
Tom Amoss
30-1
7
Kid Cruz
Julian Pimentel
Linda Rice
20-1
8
Social Inclusion
Luis Contreras
Manny Azpurua
5-1
9
Pablo Del Monte
Jeffrey Sanchez
Wesley Ward
20-1
10
Ride On Curlin
Joel Rosario
William Gowan
10-1