Posted on 05/20/2006 5:32:31 AM PDT by gate2wire
Lael Stable's Barbaro, who stayed undefeated with a dominating effort in the Kentucky Derby (G1) two weeks ago at Churchill Downs, was pegged as the even-money favorite against a very different cast than he last faced for the 131st edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.
Nine three-year-olds were entered for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness, which will be televised live on NBC from 5-6:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, compared to 20 that contested the Kentucky Derby. Post time for the Preakness is set for 6:15 p.m.
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Preakness Day.
Yes, horses must be there by 8:00 A.M. Matz didn't want to take any chances.
Speed held pretty well yesterday.
Diabolical ?
;-)
I will bet him to come in last. :-)
Today's best bet:
4th at Pimlico- #10 Evil Storm.
For amusement only...
Track open....what are you doing here?
Do you have an ultra-exotic betting plan?
IIRC, one of the ESPN guys last night was touting a Barbaro/Diabolical exacta at 200-1.
The numbers are up at tradesports.com:
Selection Jockey Bet Our Odds* Track Odds* Diff. Win Place Show
1. Like Now G.K. Gomez Bet Now 14.7 13.0 12.8 % $1,579 $946 $947
2. Platinum Couple JL Espinoza Bet Now 57.3 51.0 12.4 % $404 $241 $241
3. Hemingways Key J Rose Bet Now 34.9 31.0 12.6 % $663 $397 $397
4. Greeleys Legacy R Migliore Bet Now 23.6 21.0 12.5 % $980 $586 $586
5. Brother Derek A.O.Solis Bet Now 4.5 4.0 12.7 % $5,137 $3,075 $3,075
6. Barbaro E.S. Prado Bet Now 2.2 2.0 8.6 % $10,663 $6,155 $6,258
7. Sweetnorthernsaint K.J. Desormeaux Bet Now 5.6 5.0 12.9 % $4,102 $2,460 $2,461
8. Bernardini J Castellano Bet Now 10.2 9.0 12.9 % $2,278 $1,367 $1,367
9. Diabolical R.A. Dominguez Bet Now 34.8 31.0 12.3 % $665 $399 $399
Waitin' for my ride.
I'd be happy to hold the bet for that guy.
How have SNS's workouts been? I don't think he was 100% Derby Day, and got a bad start. He could win this race if he feels OK.
Barbaro will be 3/5, 4/5 at the track. Might find some value at Tradesports.
No serious work. The Derby horses are coming in off gallops.
I still like Sweetnorthernsaint.
I never play favorites although I don't go to the track anymore. Barbaro appears to be a Triple Crown threat.
Gotta go, good luck.
Why not add Brother Derek to the mix, for a trifecta, and box 'em?
Go Barbaro! What a beautiful animal he is.
So can you believe what happened? What is your take?
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