Preakness 2013: Orb Will Dominate on Pursuit of Triple Crown.

Orb is a only horse with a way to win the Triple Overhead, and he will maintain his dominance with one other stellar performance at Saturday's Preakness Blind levels.

The Kentucky Derby winner offers the odds on his side starting Baltimore with a 10-11 gambling line. It would be difficult for Orb being more of a favorite.

The only horses even all over him are Mylute together with Departing with 13-2 likelihood of Preakness victory. There is not a reason to believe that Orb will not repeat his performance from Churchill Downs.

Jockey Joel Rosario willed the three-year-old colt to the win in sloppy circumstances. Orb won the Run to your Roses by 2. 5 lengths which has a time of 2: 02. 89. If he can win on mud after having a terrible start, it is tough to check out any horse stealing Orb's thunder.

Shug McGaughey must look like a proud parent by means of how well the thoroughbred he trained is doing. Orb is on your roll with five consecutive benefits with career earnings associated with $2, 335, 850.

Orb will become the Preakness on the rail in the first post position. While it's not an ideal place to start, it does not diminish his chances of winning the second leg for the Triple Crown.

"It's not nearly the problem it becomes in the Derby, inch McGaughey told ESPN. "It's pretty straightforward here. There are only nine horses. There's not visiting be that kind of jockeying into the first turn. We'll just hold our position to see how the race works out. "

Orb started on the outer layer at post 16 through the Kentucky Derby and began that race behind the pack. Post position is extremely important, but Orb has the feeling and the star jockey to succeed from any starting position.

Of course, the last time a horse won the Preakness in the first post was when Tabasco Cat made it happen in 1994. However, McGaughey do not sound worried about the unfavorable draw.

"He'll get a sparkling break and he'll be able to sit where he likes to sit, " he thought to ESPN. "If he's good enough he'll have the capacity to make that run, together with hopefully he gets in that respect there. "

If nothing altogether different, just remember that Orb will be the only horse in the race with a chance at the Triple Crown. That should make him both the betting man's favorite plus the sentimental favorite.