Preakness Stakes 2009 Primer

Update: Rachel Alexandra Wins Preakness

What: 134th running of the Preakness Stakes
Where: Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore
When: 6:15 p.m. post time

2008 Winner: Big Brown

The 2009 Field

Post	Horse	Jockey	Morning Line Odds
1	Big Drama	John Velazquez	10-1
2	Mine That Bird	Mike Smith	9-2
3	Musket Man	Eibar Coa	10-1
4	Luv Gov	Jamie Theriot	50-1
5	Friesan Fire	Gabriel Saez	10-1
6	Terrain	Jeremy Rose	30-1
7	Papa Clem	Rafael Bejarano	8-1
8	General Quarters	Julian Leparoux	20-1
9	Pioneerof the Nile	Garrett Gomez	5-1
10	Flying Private	Alan Garcia	50-1
11	Take the Points	Edgar Prado	30-1
12	Tone It Down	Kent Desormeaux	50-1
13	Rachel Alexandra	Calvin Borel	9-5

Horse Racing Photos

Claire Alexia, left, Kara Cronin, center, and Ellen Cronin, of Silver Spring, Md., study a program before the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Joan Eckent, of Sinking Spring, Pa., watches the start of a horse race before the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

An usher in the seating area before the The 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Katie Johnson of Bethesda, Md., center in red dress, and Melisa Pewett of Wash., D.C., in yellow dress, cheer while watching a race on a monitor before the The 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Sharon Garry of Ellicott City, Md., cheers a race before the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Daineane Fajardo, left, and Lori Neish, right, of Houston, place bets before the the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Mike Muffoletto of Abingdon, Md., wearing a hat his wife made for him, watches activities before the The 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Marie Pferrerle, of Washington, holds the brim of her hat as she watches the horses before the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

A pair of women watch the track as horses ready for the races before the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

A man carries cups of beer from a vendor before the The 134th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 16, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)