- Concert Tour is a +130 favorite without Medina Spirit in the field.
- Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned substance after its Kentucky Derby win.
BALTIMORE – The horse racing world is in a whirlwind right now.
Medina Spirit has been popped for a banned substance after his win in the Kentucky Derby. This was the fifth time in a 13-month span that one of Bob Baffert’s horses has failed a postrace drug test.
With a second test on Medina Spirit pending, odds have been released for the Preakness Stakes in a field without the Kentucky Derby “winner” Medina Spirit.
Preakness Stakes 2021 Winner Without Medina Spirit
- Concert Tour +130
- Midnight Bourbon +325
- Crowded Trade +500
- Risk Taking +600
- Rombauer +700
- Unbridled Honor +1200
- France Go De Ina +2000
- Keepmeinmind +2000
- Ram +2200
A Baffert Horse Still Has The Favorite
Even with Medina Spirit potentially out of the Preakness Stakes, Baffert still has the betting favorite in Concert Tour. If Concert Tour had qualified for the Kentucky Derby, he would have likely had the second shortest odds behind Essential Quality.
The Preakness Stakes field is noticeably weaker than the Derby, thus why Concert Tour is a +130 favorite. Online sportsbooks have Midnight Bourbon, who finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby, at +325 odds and is the second favorite to win the Preakness.
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Field Is Not Final
Medina Spirit is not officially out for the Preakness and could potentially still run. However, many believe Concert Tour has always been Baffert’s best horse and horse betting sites could still be the betting favorite even if Medina Spirit does run.
If Medina Spirit does get taken down as the Kentucky Derby winner, Brad Cox has said that Mandaloun will still not run in the Preakness Stakes, meaning there is a very little chance that there is a Triple Crown winner this year.
Given the field, it seems like this is Concert Tour’s race to lose regardless of if Medina Spirit is running or not.
Nick got involved with the world of sports at a young age and never turned his back on it. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Broadcast/Journalism. In his free time, you can catch him at the bottom of the leaderboards on any video game he’s playing.
