Kentucky Derby Results: Horses That Will Enter the Preakness with Momentum

It's clear that I'll Have Another, the Kentucky Derby winner, will enter the Preakness Stakes with quite a bit of momentum. But what "losers" will still enter Pimlico with momentum on their side?

It certainly won't be on Union Rags' or Take Charge Indy's side as they were both incredibly disappointing. 

It will, however be on the side of Bodemeister and Dullahan, who made bettors very happy today (you can find the complete payout list here).

PG#	HORSE	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
19	I'll Have Another	$32.60	$13.80	$9.00
6	Bodemeister		$6.20	$5.60
5	Dullahan			$7.20

Let's take a look at what horses, outside of the obvious winner, will enter the Preakness with much-needed momentum.

Bodemeister (Place)

Wow, has any horse ever run a more impressive losing race?

Before the Kentucky Derby started, everyone predicted Trinniberg, who is basically the Usain Bolt of horses, would jump out to a four- or five-length lead before giving up the lead.

Well, Trinniberg got out to that insane early pace, but Bodemeister amazingly stayed neck-and-neck with him. 

And with the exception of the final couple hundred yards, Bodemeister didn't even let up. He put up the fifth-fastest time at the quarter- and half-mile marks and still almost held on for the win.

At the shorter Pemlico track for the Preakness, Bodemeister should absolutely blow everyone away.

Dullahan (Show)

Dullahan came in with just the fifth-best odds overall, but managed to come in third. Kent Desormeaux continues to establish himself as one of the best jockeys in the world today. 

With the insane pace that was set in this race, Dullahan's ability to stay right off the front pack and then still make a threatening run on the final straightaway was very impressive.

Much like Bodemeister, he should be a major player at the shorter Preakness Stakes. 

Finish	Horse	Jockey	Post	Odds
1	I'll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	19	15-1
2	Bodemeister	Mike Smith	6	4-1
3	Dullahan	Kent Desormeaux	5	12-1
4	Went The Day Well	John Velazquez	13	30-1
5	Creative Cause	Joel Rosario	8	11-1
6	Liason	Martin Garcia	20	56-1
7	Union Rags	Julien Leparoux	4	5-1
8	Rousing Sermon	Jose Lezcano	7	40-1
9	Hansen	Ramon Dominguez	14	13-1
10	Daddy Nose Best	Garrett Gomez	10	14-1
11	Optimizer	Jon Court	2	42-1
12	Alpha	Rajiv Maragh	11	19-1
13	El Padrino	Rafael Bejarano	16	29-1
14	Done Talking	Sheldon Russell	17	39-1
15	Sabercat	Corey Nakatani	18	37-1
16	Gemologist	Javier Castellano	15	18-1
17	Trinniberg	Willie Martinez	19	44-1
18	Prospective	Luis Contreras	12	57-1
19	Take Charge Indy	Calvin Borel	3	11-1
20	Daddy Long Legs	Luis Contreras	12	57-1

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