The Preakness Stakes is today, allegedly at 6:45 p.m. Stradivari :o is the current (7-5) favorite. Kentucky Derby winner Grover Nyquist is close behind at 8-5. Sheesh, the Derby winner not the fave. Wonder why Stradivari didn't run?...This is Stradivari's first stakes race?! And he's the favorite? Don't make no sense. I see an $80,000 bet was placed on Violin Maker today, maybe that's it. Sheesh.