Preakness odds
Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 13/16 miles. Purse: $1.5 million. First place: $900,000. Second place: $300,000. Third place: $165,000. Fourth place: $90,000. Fifth place: $45,000. Post time: 5:48 p.m. (Ch. 11)
PP HorseTrainerJockeyOdds
1. MultiplierBrendan WalshJoel Rosario30-1
2. Cloud ComputingChad BrownJavier Castellano12-1
3. HenceSteve AsmussenFlorent Geroux20-1
4. Always DreamingTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez4-5
5. Classic EmpireMark CasseJulien Leparoux3-1
6. GunneveraAntonio SanoMike Smith15-1
7. Term of ArtDoug O'NeillJose Ortiz30-1
8. Senior InvestmentKen McPeekChanning Hill30-1
9. Lookin at LeeSteve AsmussenCorey Lanerie10-1
10. Conquest Mo MoneyMiguel HernandezJorge Carreno15-1
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NFL running backs — and, to be fair, running quarterbacks and jet-sweeping receivers — have mattered more through nine games than any point since 1990. The Vikings' Aaron Jones, for one, welcomes it.