The Preakness Stakes is one of the biggest horse racing events each year as far as sports betting enthusiasts are concerned. Justify, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, enters the Preakness at Pimlico Race Track as the heavy favorite, with Kentucky Derby runner-up Good Magic sitting in second position in the Preakness odds as well. One way to increase the excitement — and your winnings — from the Preakness is to put wagers down on multiple horses in the order that you think they will finish. The “exacta” wager picks the first- and second-place horses, the “trifecta” wager picks the first-, second- and third-place finishers, and the “superfecta” wager adds a fourth horse to the mix. If you “box” your bets, as long as the horses you pick finish in one of the positions you pick, you still win. For example, if you box a trifecta with Justify, Good Magic and Noble Indy, those three horses need to be the top three finishers, but they can finish in any order. Now that you know how the bets work, we’ve looked at the racing form and made some horse racing betting picks for each of these types of wagers.
Exacta, Trifecta and Superfecta Picks for the 2018 Preakness Stakes
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Updated Contender Moneylines
- Justify -200
- Good Magic +450
- Diamond King +1600
- My Boy Jack +1600
- Hofburg +1800
- Runaway Ghost +1800
- Telekinesis +2000
- Bravazo +2500
- Quip +2500
- Sporting Chance +3300
- Noble Indy +6600