The Preakness Stakes 2009 betting odds, like most horse races have a wide range of odds, especially with the overwhelming filly favorite Rachel Alexandra. Betting on the Preakness for 2009 will be tricky, so we broke down a few pros and cons in this article on Terrain, Papa Clem, General Quarters and Pioneerof the Nile. When you decide to make your Preakness picks, visit Sportsbook.com, home of the $1 Million Triple Crown Challenge.

6 – Terrain - He will be entering the Preakness Stakes from the 6th post. Terrain is trained by Albert Stall Jr. and his jockey is Jeremy Rose. The odds on Terrain have steadily increased as he was once a long shot at +3000. The pros for him include; he is making his third start off a layoff, like Mine That Bird was in the Derby. He ran a career high speed figure two starts back and is rounding into best number. Terrain won 2 of 3 starts over dry track with lone defeat coming with blinkers. He finished third in the Louisiana Derby and fourth in Blue Grass despite bad trips in two starts this year. Jeremy Rose also knows Pimlico well and won the 2005 Preakness with a remarkable ride aboard Afleet Alex. The cons for Terrain are that his highest speed figure is a 91. His lone dirt wins came in maiden claimer and minor stakes at Mountaineer in sprints. Leparoux chose to ride General Quarters over him and he might just be a cut below the top three-year-olds. Sportsbook.com lists Terrain at +1800 odds to win the Preakness.

7 - Papa Clem - As another strong Derby finisher (4th place), Papa Clem enters the Preakness from the 7th post. He is being trained by Gary Stute and Rafael Bejarano is his jockey. When checking out the pros for Papa Clem we noticed that he topped out speed figure wise two starts back before his fourth place finish in the Derby; can he achieve a new top fig? His pedigree presents a nice blend of stamina and speed and he is rated nicely in last few though he has plenty of speed to be right there early on. His lone start on dry dirt resulted in Arkansas Derby victory. The cons for Papa Clem include; he didn't like his workout earlier in the week at Pimlico and think it was unnecessary; perhaps the pressure of having a horse like this is getting to Stute. Bejarano might be overrated and hasn't had any success in the classics. It doesn’t look good for him coming back in two weeks. Papa Clem has +1200 odds at Sportsbook.com.

8 - General Quarters - Starting from the 8th post, General Quarters is also one of the semi-long shots, coming off a 10th place Derby finish. Tom McCarthy is his trainer and Julian Leparoux is the jockey. The pros for General Quarters begin with he was reported to come back full of mud in his eyes and nostrils after Derby which almost certainly affected his performance. He has improved vastly since removing blinkers and appears to have formed an "in/out" for pattern in his last several starts with the Preakness being an "in" race. Leparoux is one of the best riders in the country and stays here over Terrain. The cons for General Quarters are that we are skeptical about what he faced down at Tampa and in Blue Grass. He is his trainers' lone horse; McCarthy never faced this kind of pressure. His pedigree does not look good and what if the Derby was just a case of him being a cut below the top ones? Make your Preakness prediction on General Quarters with +1500 odds at Sportsbook.com.

9 - Pioneerof the Nile - Entering the Preakness Stakes from the 9th post, Pioneerof the Nile is among the favorites to win as he came in second place in the Derby. Pioneerof the Nile is trained by Bob Baffert and Garrett Gomez is the jockey. The pros for him are that he has won all four starts, all graded stakes, including CashCall Futurity and Santa Anita Derby last out; since changing barns before gutsy second in Derby. Pioneerof the Nile trained extremely well on dirt since arriving in Kentucky for the Derby; sports solid half mile in :47 3/5 over at Churchill prior to shipping in. Baffert has won the Preakness an impressive four times with Silver Charm in 1997, Real Quiet in 1998, Point Given in 2001 and War Emblem in 2002. He has evolved from one run closer to stalking type due to lack of early pace in pair prior to Derby; it helped him immensely over speed favoring Churchill strip Derby day and probably got him second money. He also handled slop well in conventional dirt debut last out. The cons for Pioneerof the Nile are though he's training brilliantly over it, he has never raced on a fast dirt track. His highest Beyer figure is a 96 and he failed to improve off his synthetic numbers when he switched to dirt. He seemed to have been getting tired in deep stretch in the Derby and a case could have definitely been made for him to come down; is this a bit out of his scope? Two weeks may be asking a bit much. Pioneerof the Nile odds to win are +550 at Sportsbook.com.