THE LUCK OF THE DRAW
By: By John Piesen:
If you saw the Derby Draw in-person or on TV, you'll recall the moment the connections of Dullahan cheered like crazy when their horse landed the five-hole. I was pleased as well. After all, it was a nice vanilla post for my stretch-running top pick, who would eventually go at 12-1 in the 20-hors
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Assessing Across-the-Board Action
By: By Ray Taulbot
The following is an article by Ray
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Two year old lead
By: American Turf Lead
This week’s lead is a system concerning two-year-olds. With the new two-year-olds upon us, especially in
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A Kentucky Derby repeat in the Preakness?
By: By Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Eleven 3-year-olds are entered in the 137th running of the Preakness with the Kentucky Derby winner, I'll Have Another, breaking from post 9 and the Derby runner-up, Bodemeister, two spots to his inside in post 7.
Earlier this week, I analyzed the chances
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Final preparations for Preakness Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Two days until the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico and all concerned are making final preparations for the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown.
Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another, the 5-2 second pick for Saturday, went to the track Thursday morning.
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Up the Backstretch: Only one horse can win Triple Crown
By: By Don Agriss, Horse Racing Editor
(Sports Network) - There has not been a Triple Crown champion since Affirmed swept the series over Alydar in 1978. That was the second straight Triple Crown sweep and the third since 1973.
Nothing since in spite of several near misses.
This year, as we head into Saturday's Preakness Sta
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I'll Have Another versus 10 in Preakness Stakes
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another tops a field of 11 three-year-olds for Saturday's 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. The $1 million, 1 3/16 mile race is the middle jewel of racing's Triple Crown.
Owned by J. Paul Reddam, I'll Have Another
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Nine to go in Pimlico Special
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Oaklawn Handicap winner Alternation heads an evenly matched field of nine older thoroughbreds for Friday's $300,000 Pimlico Special. The 1 3/16 mile race, last run in 2008, is being held the day before and at the same distance as the Preakness Stakes.
The ori
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Can a new shooter win the Preakness?
By: By Jeff Frank, Contributing Editor
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - About half the field expected for the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes did not race in the Kentucky Derby, and since only three non-Derby participants have won the Triple Crown's middle jewel since 1984, one can expect any one of I'll Have Another, Bodemei
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I'll Have Another and Wise Dan lead the way in polls
By: SPORTS NETWORK
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another and five-year-old gelding Wise Dan remain in first-place in the NTRA Three-Year- Old and National Polls, respectively. There was very little in the way of changes behind the leaders.
Trained by Doug O'Neill, I'll Have An
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Weekly Television Schedule
May 19
- Thoroughbred Classics: Preakness Stakes, 4:30PM-5:00PM, ESPN
- Preakness Stakes, 5:00-6:30PM, NBC
June 9
- Belmont Stakes, 5:00-6:30PM, NBC
November 2
- Breeders' Cup Friday, 4:00-8:00PM, NBC Sports Network
Novem
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
May 18
- Pimlico: Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2), $300,000, 3yo f, 9f
- Pimlico: Pimlico Special S. (G3), $300,000, 3&up, 9.5f
- Pimlico: Hilltop S., $100,000, 3yo f, 8.5f T
- Pimlico: Jim McKay Turf Sprint, $100,000, 3&up, 5f T
- Pimlico: Miss Preakness S., $100,00
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