2009 Preakness Odds - General Quarters Preakness Betting

While the betting booths are printing out an unheard amount of tickets for Rachel Alexandra, one horse that is falling in Preakness odds is General Quarters. From big wins in the Sam F. Davis and Blue Grass, General Quarters started early as low as 7-1 but current odds at Bodog Racebook have him at 20-1. The 3-year-old dark gray colt ran in the Kentucky Derby listed at 10-1 odds and was expected to run well in the sloppy conditions but instead finished 10th.

General Quarters has had a rough trip to Pimilico as earlier in the week the truck and trailer delivering him to the race course were involved in a minor traffic accident with no injuries. “Look… he had a terrible showing at the Derby in conditions he favors and then gets in a car accident. I think General Quarters is either not going to leave the gates out of fear or is now crazy enough to give the filly Rachel Alexandra a run for the money.” “Either way, at 20-1 in Preakness odds, he will definitely be in a few of my longshot exactas” stated Vegassports-odds.com horse betting analyst Bishop Whitmore.

General Quarters will break from the #8 post position with jockey Julien Leparoux guiding him. Papa Clem 10-1 will be in the 7th post and one of the Preakness betting favorites Pioneerof the Nile 5-1 will be next to him in the #9 position. “I loved it, absolutely loved it. I told my wife what number I’d get – and it was 8. That’s the same post he had in the Blue Grass” said McCarthy about drawing the #8 post. General Quarters has worked a few gallops in this week and McCarthy has like what he’s seen so far. "He loves the track. I could tell the way he went over it that he enjoyed it," McCarthy said. "It's a sandy track, like Tampa."