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Who's afraid of the Big Bad Brown? Certainly not the connections of the 12 horses who were entered against him in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). They definitely respect him, and many would be happy with a second or a third, but they're still in it to win. So, the question that now must be asked is: who can beat the baddest horse of them all? More...
| Horse | Odds | Horse | Odds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macho Again | 20-1 | 8 | Kentucky Bear | 15-1 | |||
| 2 | Tres Borrachos | 30-1 | 9 | Stevil | 30-1 | |||
| 3 | Icabad Crane | 30-1 | 10 | Riley Tucker | 30-1 | |||
| 4 | Yankee Bravo | 15-1 | 11 | Giant Moon | 30-1 | |||
| 5 | Behindatthebar | SCR | 12 | Gayego | 8-1 | |||
| 6 | Racecar Rhapsody | 30-1 | 13 | Hey Byrn | 20-1 | |||
| 7 | Big Brown | 1-2 |
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