Can Big Brown win the 2008 Preakness Stakes?

Yep, another boring weekend is upon us as this godforsaken bloodsport continues with the Preakness at Pimlico.

It's the 2008 Preakness Stakes people, running for the 133rd time this Saturday as the top thoroughbreds of the world assemble at the Pimlico race track looking to be crowned the new champion of the ''Run for the Black-Eyed Susans.''

Kentucky Derby champion, Big Brown, is the heavy favorite to win the 133rd Preakness Stakes this Saturday. After winning the first leg of this year's Triple Crown trail, all eyes will be fixed on the colt as he looks to continue his run to become Triple Crown champion, something this bloodsport of horse racing failed to have for quite a long time now.

After winning the Derby from post 20, the last post position at Churchill Downs, Big Brown will come out from the middle this time after drawing post position 7 from the field of 13 last Wednesday. That'll probably give the Kentucky Derby champ a rather tough race come Saturday with him bunched up in the middle right that. STILL, bettors think otherwise.

Big Brown has been given 3-5 odds to win the second leg of the 2008 Triple Crown series by Daily Racing Form's national handicapper Mike Watchmaker. Pimlico linemaker Frank Carulli gave the colt 1-2 odds to win this weekend.

Big Brown, after winning these races from an outside post position by at least four lengths, winning the 20-horse field in the 2008 Kentucky Derby from post 20 and the 12-horse field in the Florida Derby from post 12, will have the opportunity to save ground this time as he comes out from the middle for the Preakness. STILL, some are still uncertain if the heavy favorite can take advantage of it or not.

''He gets to save some ground for the first time,'' Michael Iavarone said, whose IEAH Stables is a co-owner of Big Brown. ''I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.''

Behindatthebar, the Lexington Stakes winner, is the second choice on Watchmaker's morning line, at 10-1, with Gayego, the Arkansas Derby winner, next at 12-1. Carulli has Gayego the second choice at 8-1, with Behindatthebar the third choice at 10-1.

Are you ready to have the next 30 minutes of your life wasted on horseshit like this? Then you should watch the 2008 Preakness Stakes this Saturday.

Can 2008 Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown win the 2008 Preakness Stakes? Bodog Sportsbook has the odds.

Big Brown 1.25

Behindatthebar 11.00

Gayego 5.50

Kentucky Bear 17.00

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