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SI Gambling insider Frankie Taddeo handicaps this Saturday’s 146th running of the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico, including the latest odds and his best bets.

Any Horse But a Baffert Horse   I will root for any horse to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, as long as they are not trained by Bob Baffert. Baffert has cast a black cloud over Saturday’s race and he doesn’t deserve any positive headlines right now. Maybe that narrative changes, but I can’t bet on a Baffert horse to win the second leg of the Triple Crown, even though he has the two favorites in the field of 10. Baffert has lost all credibility with me, and he’s going to have a hard time winning it back. I will bet on both Chad Brown entries Risk Taking and Crowded Trade and see wh...

Keeler Johnson’s Preakness 146 Selections Keeler Johnson’s Preakness 146 Selections 13 May, 2021 10:47 PM By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman How times flies! The 146th running of the Preakness (G1) will take place on Saturday at Pimlico, just two weeks after an ultra-competitive renewal of the Kentucky Derby (G1). The second leg of the Triple Crown has attracted a field of 10, including seven newcomers who skipped the Derby. Let's take a horse-by-horse look at the field: #1 Ram (30-1): Son of American Pharoah has made rapid progress in recent weeks and was a flashy a...

Lineup Analysis Bob Baffert has opted not to attend the Preakness following Medina Spirit's positive drug test. But there's still a chance the trainer will notch his eighth career win in the race, especially if Medina Spirit performs like he did at the Kentucky Derby. Medina Spirit led the Derby wire to wire, and although he wasn't the favorite heading into the race, he ended up dominating the event. But there's going to be some strong competition in the Preakness, and things may not unfold quite the same way they did two weeks ago in Louisville. Longtime trainer D. Wayne Lukas knows what it ...

It takes a pretty big story to knock the Preakness out of the racing headlines the week before the race. However, the news that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit had failed a post-race blood test – and that Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is his trainer – was big enough to do the trick. Medina Spirit, who upset the Derby at 12-1 odds, tested positive for betamethasone, a corticosteroid that typically is injected into a horse’s joints to reduce pain and swelling. The drug is permitted as a therapeutic as long as no trace is detected on race day. Medina Spirit was found to have 21 pi...