Three of the last five Kentucky Derby winners have gone on to win the Preakness Stakes as well. Always Dreaming will seem to do the exact same and include the second jewel of the Triple Crown . The Kentucky Derby winner is a -125 favorite to win the Preakness at Pimlico in sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
With the win at Churchill Downs Always Dreaming picked up his fourth consecutive victory. The horse looked great at the Kentucky Derby, pulling away from the bunch down the stretch and eventually taking over the lead with approximately a half a mile. Always Dreaming is the one to beat in this field.
Timeless Empire (+300 to win the Preakness) was the betting favorite to win the Kentucky Derby from the weeks leading up to the event. The horse had been doomed by a break out of the gate in the Derby, falling too far from the bunch at coming out from behind.
Timeless Empire finished with a strong fourth-place showing but this smaller field and track should lead to a result in Baltimore.
While Classic Empire was the horse that was expected to make a kick it actually ended up being Lookin.

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