Anybody seen any futures betting on the Preakness? I haven\'t seen anything yet.
Here is an odds line that I worked out, assuming a 16% takeout.
Street Sense 1-1
Hard Spun 3-1
Curlin 9-2
Cirular Quay 10-1
King of the Roxy 15-1
CP West 30-1
Flying First Class 30-1
Xchanger 50-1
Mint Slewlep 50-1
I think you get value, if you want to take a shot against Street Sense.
depending on the post draw (and sometimes they enter a few pigs) s.s. could be as high as 8-5
I occasionally did the morning line at Delaware Park in the late 90s.
I\'d make it a bit more like this:
Street Sense 4-5
Hard Spun 3-1
Curlin 5-1
Cirular Quay 8-1
King of the Roxy 20-1
CP West 40-1
Flying First Class 10-1
Xchanger 50-1
Mint Slewlep 50-1
>I think you get value, if you want to take a shot against Street Sense.
In the Pick Four.
I think Hard Spun and SS will go off much closer than 1-1 and 3-1. There are enough people out there that think HS ran a tough opening half mile and will appreciate the shorter distance to think he will take some extra money. Still others think that SS won\'t get another rail trip. I think many people will think these horses are closer than that.
I hope you\'re correct with KOTR.If he runs a 1 can he bag second?
He could run a neg 1 and still be off the board. There\'s already 3 horses in the race who have run that fast or faster.