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Behindatthebar Off The Preakness Stakes 2008

Padua Stables’ Behindatthebar is taken off the 2008 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) due to a bruised left front foot Firday morning at Belmont Park, home of the 2008 Belmont Stakes.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, the son of Forest Wildcat, Behindatthebar, won the Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland on April 19. Behindatthebar has three wins from five starts and has earned $227,100.

The scratch of Behindatthebar, who drew post 5, leaves a field of 12 for Saturday’s $1 million Preakness at Pimlico. Big Brown, the 1-2 morning line favorite will now break from post 6. Fifteen winners have come from the 6th post position in the 132 previous runnings of the Preakness.

All carrying 126 pounds, the updated Preakness entries with jockeys and morning line odds are:

  1. Online Horse BettingMacho Again ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux with morning line odds of 20-1
  2. Tres Borrachos ridden by jockey Tyler Baze, 30-1
  3. Icabad Crane ridden by jockey Jeremy Rose, 30-1
  4. Yankee Bravo ridden by jockey Alex Solis, 15-1
  5. Racecar Rhapsody ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 30-1
  6. Big Brown ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 1-2
  7. Kentucky Bear ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot II, 15-1
  8. Stevil ridden by jockey John Velazquez, 30-1
  9. Riley Tucker ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, 30-1
  10. Giant Moon ridden by jockey Ramon Dominguez, 30-1
  11. Gayego ridden by jockey Mike Smith, 8-1
  12. Hey Byrn ridden by jockey C.C. Lopez, 20-1

The Preakness Stakes is scheduled as the 12 race in Pimlico’s May 17 horse racing program. Preakness post time is 6:15 pm.

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One Response to “Behindatthebar Off The Preakness Stakes 2008”

  1. Preakness Results & Payouts: Big Brown Wins - Horses Wild: Horse Racing News. 2008 Kentucky Derby Triple Crown to Breeders’ Cup Racing Picks and Betting Tips
    May 17th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

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