It's still a three-horse bunch atop the latest set of odds fr the 2011 Preakness Stakes. As expected, Animal Kingdom, Dialed In and Mucho Macho Man are all grouped together, with only a point and a half between the three horses in the current Preakness odds. Animal Kingdom was installed as the morning line favorite when the post positions were drawn on Wednesday, and he remains the favorite, though his odds have slid just a bit.
Just behind Animal Kingdom is Kentucky Derby favorite Dialed In, who currently holds 4/1 odds. Dialed In finished a disappointing eighth in the Derby, but is a strong contender at Pimlico. Mucho Macho Man holds the third-best odds at 9/2, just a shade behind Dialed In.
After the thee favorites, the odds fall into double-digits, led by new shooter Dance City at 10/1. Shackleford is at 11/1, with Sway Away and Midnight Interlude each at 12/2. Norman Asbjornson is the longest of long-shots at 40/1
Here are the full odds and post positions for the Preakness Stakes.
1 ASTROLOGY 14/1
2 NORMAN ASBJORNSON 40/1
3 KING CONGIE 20/1
4 FLASHPOINT 15/1
5 SHACKLEFORD 11/1
6 SWAY AWAY 12/1
7 MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE 12/1
8 DANCE CITY 10/1
9 MUCHO MACHO MAN 9/2
10 DIALED IN 4/1
11 ANIMAL KINGDOM 3/1
12 ISN'T HE PERFECT 25/1
13 CONCEALED IDENTITY 23/1
14 MR. COMMONS 30/1
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