Triple Crown Odds 2012: I’ll Have Another has opened as a +130 favorite on the Triple Crown Odds 2012 after winning the Preakness Stakes by a neck over Bodemeister. The impressive Canadian horse was a 15-1 horse odds underdog in the Kentucky Derby and cashed tickets at the Preakness Stakes with good value at +350 on the moneyline. I’ll Have Another will try to become the 12th thoroughbred to win the Triple Crown with the last being Affirmed in 1978.

Horse Racing Picks Analysis: Bodemeister will not run in the lengthy Belmont which makes things a little easier for I’ll Have Another to make history Saturday June 9th. Friday morning the Colt looked like a champion in a morning gallop in the rain and appears to have the necessary gas tank to hold off the expected field of 14. Union Rags is listed at +300 along with other single digit contenders in Dullahan at +400 and Paynter at +600. Union Rags finished an underwhelming 7th in the Kentucky Derby but Dullahan finished in the money in the Run For The Roses with a 3rd place finish and has a shot to win the Belmont. Bob Baffert trained Paynter is a Triple Crown newbie and is being given some short horse odds at 6-1 but does own a sizzling 106 Beyer Speed Rating.

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Longshots have a funny way of cashing in at the Belmont so a few ponies worth taking a stab at is 6th place Preakness Stakes finisher Optimizer at 40-1 and Atigun at 25-1. Optimizer trainer D. Lukas knows a thing or two about winning and Atigun has enough stamina to make things interesting.

Triple Crown Odds 2012 Field:

I’ll Have Another 13/10
Union Rags 3/1
Dullahan 4/1
Paynter 6/1
Alpha 12/1
Street Life 12/1
Rousing Sermon 20/1
Steal Case 20/1
Atigun 25/1
Guyana Star Dweej 30/1
Mark Valeski 30/1
Optimizer 40/1
Five Sixteen 40/1
Unstoppable U 40/1

***Triple Crown Odds 2012 Play: I’ll Have Another (3 Units $3000 to win $3900) + Paynter (1 UNIT $1000 to win $6000)

Brad Marchetti

Brad "Einstein" Marchetti is a sports media member that has won various Sports Handicapping contests online. Marchetti is regarded as one of the sharpest Football and Fight Handicappers in the country.