Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes hopeful Street Sense at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore yesterday. The 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes will take place tomorrow. - Reuters

Kentucky Derby winner STREET SENSE has been quoted a 7-5 favourite for tomorrow's Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in the American Triple Crown, at Pimlico racetrack in Maryland.

Nine three-year-olds have been declared and STREET SENSE will be running from the number eight post position in the mile and three-sixteenth race.

Victory in the Preakness will put the son of Street Cry in line to become the first Triple Crown winner since AFFIRMED in 1978.

STREET SENSE is coming off a 2 1/4-length win in the Derby two weeks when ridden by jockey Calvin Borel for trainer Carl Naftzger.

There won't be as much traffic to navigate this time. Should STREET SENSE win, a Triple Crown bid might be the perfect remedy for racing a year after Derby winner BARBARO's ill-fated breakdown in the Preakness.

Dispatch the field

STREET SENSE, a son of Street Cry, seems poised to dispatch a field that includes Derby runner-up HARD SPUN, third-place finisher CURLIN and CIRCULAR QUAY, who finished sixth.

HARD SPUN. who will be ridden by Maryland's leading jockey Mario Pino, was the second choice at 5-2.

The colt trained by Larry Jones drew the No. 7 post - the same post that STREET SENSE came from to win the Derby.

"CURLIN, beaten for the first time in the Derby, so hopefully it will work for the Preakness," Jones said.

Preakness favourites have won five of the last six times. STREET SENSE arrived at Pimlico on Wednesday, a day after his final tune-up at Churchill Downs.

"He's here and he's doing good." trainer Carl Nafzger said.

Todd Pletcher, who trains CIRCULAR QUAY and KING OF ROXY, is 0-for-26 in Triple Crown races.

"Clearly, Street Sense is the horse to beat," Pletcher said. "I think what we all have to hope for, those of us who are running against him, is that he's not as good away from Churchill as he is at Churchill Downs."

Excelled at winning

STREET SENSE has excelled at Churchill, winning the Derby and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile there. Can he take to the tight turns at Pimlico, and then the 1 1/2 miles of the Belmont?

STREET SENSE has won four of eight starts with earnings of $2,958,00.

The field, from the rail out: Mint Slewlep (Alan Garcia, 30-1), Xchanger (Roman Dominquez, 15 -1), Circular Quay (John Velazquez, 8-1), Curlin (Robby Albarado, 7-2) King of the Roxy (Garrett Gomez, 12 -1), Flying First Class (Mark Giudry, 20-1), Hard Spun (Pino, 5 -2), Street Sense (Borel, 7-5) and C P West (Edgar Prado, 20-1).