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Archive for May 2008

May 20th, 2008

Early Belmont Stakes Preview: Big Brown arrives in New York

Undefeated Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown left Maryland on the morning of May 19th and arrived by van at Belmont Park later the same afternoon.
A victory in the Belmont Stakes would make the son of Boundary the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. Since then, ten horses (Spectacular Bid, Pleasant [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 2 comments

May 18th, 2008

Big Brown one step closer to Triple Crown glory

Big Brown ran his record to 5-5 with yet another powerful performance in the 133rd Preakness Stakes.

The son of Boundary stalked the pace in third behind Gayego and Riley Tucker, and he burst away from his rivals when asked by Kent Desormeaux en route to a geared down 5-1/4 length tally in the second [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 0 comments

May 17th, 2008

Big Brown goes for Derby-Preakness double

The 133rd Preakness Stakes has arrived, and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown looks like a short priced winner on paper. The undefeated colt has been awesome in four victories to kick off his career, and he hardly faces a stellar cast in Baltimore. His task was made that much easier when Grade 2 winner Behindatthebar [...]

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May 16th, 2008

Behindatthebar defects from Preakness Stakes

Behindatthebar is out of the 133rd Preakness Stakes with a bruised left front foot. The injury was discovered Friday morning at Belmont Park.
The Todd Pletcher trainee was exiting a victory in the Grade 2 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, and his departure will make things that much easier for Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown, [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Quality Black-Eyed Susan day card on tap at Pimlico

The much anticipated Preakness Stakes card will be on Saturday, but Pimlico has a big day on hand Friday, with no less than three graded races.
The Grade 3 Miss Preakness (race 8) is up first, and Todd Pletcher’s Passion is the one to beat. The versatile graded winner handles any footing and looms the [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2008

Preakness Preview (May 14th): Big Brown versus twelve in Preakness Stakes

Post positions have been drawn for the 133rd Preakness Stakes, and undefeated Kentucky Derby hero Big Brown (post 7) has been installed as the 1-2 morning line favorite.
Big Brown deserves to go off at low odds after his smashing Derby victory. He could easily regress two weeks after a career top in the biggest race [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 0 comments

May 13th, 2008

Golden Gate Fields kicks off second Tapeta meet on May 14th

The spring meet at Golden Gate launches on Wednesday and runs through June 22nd. The inaugural synthetic meeting featured Michael Dickinson’s Tapeta surface and was an all-around success. The track played fair and was safe with competitive racing and numerous money making opportunities for bettors.
The new meet should offer more of the same, and he [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2008

Preakness Preview (May 12th): Harlem Rocker out; Gayego possible

Frank Stronach’s Harlem Rocker will not contest the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Todd Pletcher and company have decided to point the undefeated colt to the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on June 22nd. Pletcher will be represented in the Preakness by Lexington Stakes winner Behindatthebar.
Kentucky Derby hero Big Brown might get a bit [...]

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May 12th, 2008

Preakness Preview: Recapturetheglory out; Hey Byrn, Icabad Crane in

Recapturetheglory was on the fence for several days after the Kentucky Derby, and no sooner than his connections decided to try the Preakness, he developed a temperature and will miss the second jewel of the Triple Crown. It would have been great to have Louis Roussel and Ronnie Lamarque put on a public relations show [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 2 comments

May 12th, 2008

Japanese wonder Casino Drive romps in Peter Pan

Kentucky bred Casino Drive shipped in from Japan and served notice that he could be a force in the Belmont Stakes with a powerful tally in the $200k Peter Pan at Belmont Park on May 10th.
Kent Desormeaux, the regular pilot for Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness favorite Big Brown, was aboard the Japanese sensation, [...]

By Jarrod Horak -- 0 comments