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866.88Xpress (866.889.7737) MAY 21, 2016 • PIMLICO American Pharoah and jockey Victor Espinoza (on rail) splash home victoriously in the 2015 Preakness 866.88XPRESS (866.889.7737) National Gambling Support Line 800.522.4700 Fellow Racing Fan, Welcome to Xpressbet’s Preakness Wager Guide! Congratulations to the connections of 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist—owners Zillah and Paul Reddam, trainer Doug O’Neill, his crew and jockey Mario Gutierrez. The Kentucky Derby, first leg of the Triple Crown, is in the books and Nyquist is headed to Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes in an attempt to move one step closer to becoming the 13th Triple Crown winner in history. It’s probably prudent to leave actual Preakness handicapping to the experts and Xpressbet’s free Preakness Wager Guide has a group of veterans who know their way around the track. We’ve recruited top handicappers, writers and broadcasters to examine the race—Analysis, Main Contenders, Value Plays and $100 Wagering Strategies. 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Please enjoy this complimentary Preakness Wager Guide and return to Xpressbet for daily guide up- dates and to wager on the Preakness, the Belmont and non-stop, daily worldwide racing action. The folks at Xpressbet wish you an entertaining and profitable 2016 Preakness Stakes and we look for- ward to serving as your advance deposit wagering account provider for the big day and into the future. Sincerely, Ron Luniewski President Xpressbet LANI (30/1) 6 Owner: Koji Maeda Trainer: Mikio Matsunaga Jockey: Yutaka Take COLLECTED (10/1) 7 Owner: Speedway Stable, LLC Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Javier Castellano CHERRY WINE (20/1) LAOBAN (30/1) 1 Owner: William Pacella & 8 Owner: Southern Equine Stable, Frank L. Jones Jr. LLC & McCormick Racing, LLC Trainer: Dale Romans Trainer: Eric Guillot Jockey: Corey Lanerie Jockey: Florent Geroux UNCLE LINO (20/1) ABIDING STAR (30/1) 2 Owner: Tom Mansor, Purple 9 Owner: Stonehedge, LLC Shamrock Racing & Gary Sherlock Trainer: Ned Allard Trainer: Gary Sherlock Jockey: J.D. Acosta Jockey: Fernando Perez NYQUIST (3/5) FELLOWSHIP (30/1) 3 Owner: Reddam Racing, LLC 10 Owner: Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. Trainer: Doug O’Neill Trainer: Mark Casse Jockey: Mario Gutierrez Jockey: Jose Lezcano AWESOME SPEED (30/1) STRADIVARI (8/1) 4 Owner: Colts Neck Stables, LLC 11 Owner: Tabor, Smith, Trainer: Alan Goldberg Magnier & Gunther Jockey: Jevian Toledo Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez EXAGGERATOR (3/1) 5 Owner: Big Chief Racing, Head of Plains Partners, et al Trainer: Keith Desormeaux Jockey: Kent Desormeaux Watch Us on YouTube Watch Us on YouTube Watch Us on YouTube Preakness Wagering Facts by Jeremy Plonk Horseplayernow.com Below are some informative wagering tidbits from past Preakness Stakes events. Win-Place-Show Odds Superfecta Payoffs (Last 15 years, Odds to $1) (Last 15 years, $1 Payoffs) Average: $3,929.78 Win Odds High: $11,151.20 Average: 4.29 (Bernardini-Sweetnorthernsaint-Hemingway’s Key- High: 15.40 (Oxbow, 2013) Brother Derek, 2006) Low: .20 (Big Brown, 2008) Low: $173.80 Notable: Preakness winner has been 3-1 or less in (California Chrome-Ride On Curlin-Social Inclusion- 12 of the last 15 years. General a Rod, 2014) Place Odds Notable: Only 4 times in the bet’s 18-year history has the Average: 15.16 superfecta returned a 5-digit payoff. High: 45.70 (Magic Weisner, 2002) Highest-Priced Superfecta Finishers Low: 1.30 (Street Sense, 2007) (Last 15 Years, Odds to $1) Notable: 4 times in the last 15 years the runner-up Odds Horse Year Fin. has been 20-1 or more. 45.70 Magic Weisner 2002 2nd Show Odds 39.90 Macho Again 2008 2nd Average: 10.89 29.40 Hemingway’s Key 2006 3rd High: 29.40 (Hemingway’s Key, 2006) 28.50 Tale of Verve 2015 2nd Low: 2.80 (Congaree, 2001) 25.40 Flying Private 2009 4th Notable: No show horse under 4-1 odds since 2001. 25.10 Racecar Rhapsody 2008 4th Exacta Payoffs Lowest-Priced Favorites (Last 15 years, $2 Payoffs) (Last 15 Years, Odds to $1) Average: $116.19 Odds Horse Year Fin. High: $327.00 (War Emblem-Magic Weisner, 2002) .20 Big Brown 2008 1st Low: $18.20 (California Chrome-Ride On Curlin, 2014) .50 California Chrome 2014 1st Notable: Last year’s exacta paid $114.40 despite heavily- .50 Barbaro 2006 dnf favored American Pharoah winning. .70 Smarty Jones 2004 1st .70 Orb 2013 4th Trifecta Payoffs .90 American Pharoah 2015 1st (Last 15 years, $1 Payoffs) 1.30 Street Sense 2007 2nd Average: $683.50 1.80 Rachel Alexandra 2009 1st High: $3,912.80 1.90 Funny Cide 2003 1st (Bernardini-Sweetnorthernsaint-Hemingway’s Key, 2006) 1.90 Super Saver 2010 8th Low: $35.40 (I’ll Have Another-Bodemeister-Creative Cause, 2012) Notable: Once since 2012 the trifecta paid 300-1 or more. Expert Selection Grid Expert Bob Neumeier Jeremy Plonk Jeff Siegel Jon White Dick Jerardi Steve Byk (NBC Sports) (Horseplayernow.com) (XBTV) (Santa Anita) (Daily Racing Form) (SiriusXM Radio) First Nyquist Nyquist Nyquist Nyquist Nyquist Nyquist Second Exaggerator Cherry Wine Stradivari Exaggerator Fellowship Exaggerator Third Stradivari Exaggerator Exaggerator Collected Exaggerator Cherry Wine Fourth Collected Stradivari Cherry Wine Stradivari Stradivari Fellowship $125 SIGN UP BONUS XPERIENCE THE BEST IN ONLINE WAGERING: 3 STREAMLINED WAGERING INTERFACES THE MOST DEPOSIT OPTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY FREE VIDEO & RACE REPLAYS FREE PAST PERFORMANCES OVER 300 TRACKS TO CHOOSE FROM XB FRIENDS REFERRAL PROGRAM Sign Up Today with Promo Code PWG2016 866.88XPRESS (866.889.7737) Must be 18 or older (21 in AL, IA, KS, NH, ND, WA) to open an account with Xpressbet, LLC and reside in a state where such activity is legal. Void where prohibited. National Gambling Support Line 800.522.4700. Meet The 2016 Preakness Contenders by Johnny D Xpressbet.com Nyquist Collected The winner of the 142nd Kentucky Derby extended his ‘New shooters’—horses that did not compete in the unbeaten record to eight races by outrunning 19 foes Kentucky Derby--always are an interesting aspect of on the First Saturday in May. Nyquist stalked a hot early handicapping the Preakness Stakes. This year, one of those Derby pace, took the lead in the stretch, and never is Lexington Stakes winner Collected, from the powerful really was threatened by the closing bid of runner-up Bob Baffert stable. Collected won the Lexington Stakes EXAGGERATOR. Can Nyquist extend his unblemished at Keeneland last out to improve his record to four wins record through the Preakness and on in six starts. The dual Grade 3 stakes to the Belmont? Why not? He’s fast, winner by City Zip has speed and, tractable, brave and very talented. PREAKNESS WINNERS according to clocker reports, worked He’s got a fantastic demeanor and AS HORSE OF THE YEAR very well at Churchill Downs during experienced connections that have Year Horse Derby week. Trainer Bob Baffert has been there before with I’ll Have an outstanding Preakness record 2015 ....AMERICAN PHAROAH Another in 2012, a bid for Triple Crown that includes six wins: Silver Charm immortality that ended just short of 2014 ....CALIFORNIA CHROME (1997), Real Quiet (1998), Point Given the Belmont starting gate. Nyquist 2009 ....RACHEL ALEXANDRA (2001), War Emblem (2002), Lookin At will be an overwhelming favorite 2007 ....CURLIN Lucky (2010) and American Pharoah in Baltimore and by extension, the (2015)! What Baffert hasn’t done is win 2001 ....POINT GIVEN choice to have a chance to deliver the Preakness with a horse that did fans back-to-back Triple Crowns. 1999 ....CHARISMATIC not compete in the Kentucky Derby. 1989 ....SUNDAY SILENCE Collected’s connections would like to Exaggerator 1978 ....AFFIRMED see him join a select group of sophs It’s understandable if Exaggerator 1977 ....SEATTLE SLEW that have turned that trick: Red Bullet is beginning to develop a complex. (2000), Bernardini (2006) and the filly 1973 ....SECRETARIAT He’s been defeated four times by Rachel Alexandra (2009). NYQUIST—and that’s as many times 1967 ....DAMASCUS as they’ve met. Exaggerator isn’t 1957 ....BOLD RULER Stradivari accustomed to losing to anyone else. 1955 ....NASHUA Following a pair of runaway wins, In fact, in 10 starts he’s only lost twice 1950 ....HILL PRINCE Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher to a winning foe other than NYQUIST. is compelled to challenge Stradivari 1949 ....CAPOT If Exaggerator is a bit ‘NYQUIST- to step up in class to meet Grade 1 shy,’ his trainer, Keith Desormeaux, 1948 ....CITATION Preakness foes. Horseplayers will need must be downright terrified of the 1946 ....ASSAULT to decide if the colt is talented enough Kentucky Derby winner. He has 1943 ....COUNT FLEET to strut his stuff with the big boys saddled a horse to finish second to 1941 ....WHIRLAWAY off two facile victories—a maiden by NYQUIST in an absolutely amazing more than 11 lengths at Gulfstream six out of eight races, including five 1939 ....CHALLEDON and a first-level allowance by 14-plus Grade 1s! Desormeaux-trained Swipe 1937 ....WAR ADMIRAL lengths at Keeneland.
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