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Orb draws rail as even-money favorite
Preakness Orb Heal WEB
Kentucky Derby winner Orb, with exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard, gallops at Belmont Park during his final workout before the Preakness, on Monday, in Elmont, N.Y. Orb then travelled to Pimlico to prepare for the Preakness, which takes place on Saturday. - photo by Associated Press
BALTIMORE — The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday's race from the rail. Then someone asked him, "If you had your choice, where would you want to be?" Without hesitation, McGaughey responded, "The outside."