2023 Preakness Stakes Exacta, Trifecta, and Superfecta Picks

This past Saturday, Mage took home the roses. On May 20, the Gustavo Delgado trained runner hopes to pocket the Triple Crown’s second jewel when the Good Magic sired runner heads to Pimlico for the 2023 Preakness Stakes. Is Mage the key horse in our exacta, trifecta, and superfecta picks? Or is there another equine horseplayers should consider for the top of the exotic tickets?

See below for current Preakness Stakes lines and early exacta, trifecta, and superfecta tickets.

2023 Preakness Stakes Exacta, Trifecta, and Superfecta Picks

When: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Where: Pimlico Racecourse, Baltimore, MD
TV/Streaming: NBC/Peacock

Key Horse: Mage

The introduction to this blog was just a tease. Based on how Mage won the Kentucky Derby, unless he bounces, the Delgado trainee is almost a lock to take the Preakness.

The thing to understand is that Mage won the maiden running on the front end. Jockey Javier Castellano can put Mage right off the pace if he must, which means Javier has flexibility.

Also, the Preakness will be Mage’s fifth lifetime start. So there’s plenty of upside. The Derby winner is the Preakness key horse.

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First Mission and Red Route One are musts to add to the bottom of the exacta. First Mission ran down talented Bob Baffert trained three-year-old Arabian Lion after a 24 first quarter and a 48 half mile.

Red Route One took first place in the Bath House stakes in the last. Among Steve Asmussen’s runners, Asmussen also trains Disarm, Red Route One is the more preferred and should offer better odds.

Disarm finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby. But Disarm was far behind Mage, second place Two Phil’s, and third place Angel of Empire. Still, if Disarm improves, he’ll have a chance to round out the exacta.

Bob Baffert trains National Treasure. So we must respect. Use all four on the bottom of the exacta and don’t forget to reverse, with the four in first place and Mage in second place, just in case the Derby winner doesn’t get it done.

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Trifecta Ticket

We’re adding Florida Derby winner Forte to the third slot. Churchill scratched Forte the Friday before the Kentucky Derby. The works leading up to the Derby were terrible.

But Forte beat Mage in the Florida Derby. So we must use the Pletcher runner in some capacity. A third place finish is more probable than a second place or fist place finish.

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Superfecta Ticket

If Instant Coffee runs, we’ll add the Brad Cox trained horse to the fourth slot in the superfecta. If not, we’ll stick with Forte, National Treasure, First Mission, Red Route One, and Disarm.

The Preakness field always attracts fewer runners than the Derby. There’s no point in adding horses to the fourth slot if they don’t have a real shot of finishing fourth.

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