2023 Preakness Stakes Odds Tracker
By Ian Jones
Updated:
- This page tracked odds for the for the 148th edition of the Preakness Stakes on May 20th, 2023
- National Treasure was the 2023 Preakness Stakes winner, followed by Blazing Sevens (2nd) and Mage (3rd)
- Looking for current Preakness Stakes odds?
The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes took place at the historic Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
We tracked the Preakness Stakes odds for every fleet-footed thoroughbred since they became available. The main graph on this page was generated by calculating the average from our most trusted racebooks.
2023 Preakness Stakes Odds
| Horse | Odds |
|---|---|
| Mage | +200 |
| National Treasure | +300 |
| Blazing Stevens | +450 |
| Red Route One | +600 |
| Perform | +700 |
| Chase the Chaos | +700 |
| Coffeewithchris | +800 |
Odds as of May 20, 2023.
Notes on the 2023 Preakness odds movement in the build-up to the race include:
- [5/19/23] Second-favorite First Mission has been scratched from the Preakness after advice from the vet due to a hind ankle injury
- [5/16/23] The field is down to eight horses with Perform (+1500) and Coffeewithchris (+2000) being added to the field
- [5/15/23] Derby winner Mage is the early favorite in the week leading up to the Preakness at +160 odds, followed by First Mission at +200.
Preakness Stakes Top Contenders
Preakness Stakes Post Position
| Post Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Treasure | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert |
| 2 | Chase The Chaos | Sheldon Russell | Ed Moger Jr |
| 3 | Mage | Javier Castellano | Gustavo Delgado |
| 4 | Coffeewithchris | Jaime Rodriguez | John Salzman Jr |
| 5 | Red Route One | Red Route One | Steve Asmussen |
| 6 | Perform | Feargul Lynch | Shug McGaughey |
| 7 | Blazing Stevens | Irad Ortiz Jr | Chad Brown |
| 8 | First Mission | Luiz Saez | Brad Cox |
The Preakness Stakes post position draw took place on Monday evening, May 15.
The shortest distance to the finish line is post position 1 on the rail, which this year was drawn to National Treasure. It can be an advantage but also leave less space to maneuver.
For those betting on history, it’s worth knowing that historically, a horse in the 6 spot has won the most Preakness Stakes. Since 1909, 16 times has a horse won the Preakness from position 6. Horses drawn in the 4 and 7 spots have won a total of 14 times each.
Last year Early Voting won from post position 5.
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