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Posted on 05/14/2004 10:12:40 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist
I checked but didn't see another thread on this. And, no. It's not "too soon." Us horse racing fans are... well... fanatical.
I'm excited, as it looks like my Kentucky Derby pick (the winnah), Smarty Jones, is headed in with a good chance.
Here is the main link to the Maryland Jockey Club. Lots of good info can be found there.
They also have a special Preakness Page. That's where you can find an archive of the daily stories, on the horses, up through today.
Here's today's news:
BALTIMORE, 5-14-04 --- SIR SHACKLETON/THE CLIFF’S EDGE – Trainer Nick Zito made it official Friday morning when he announced that The Cliff’s Edge would be scratched from the Preakness... More.
SMARTY JONES – The undefeated son of Elusive Quality returned from Pimlico’s track Friday morning at 7:07, (the horse’s lucky number) and trainer John Servis was all smiles.
“He went to the starting gate and acted very professionally,” Servis said. “During his morning gallop his pony bounced into him a couple of times which stirred him up a little, but that’s all right. He will be ready for a good fight tomorrow.”
With the defection of The Cliff’s Edge, the Kentucky Derby winner will break from Post 6 as the 8-5 morning line favorite.
“I can’t see any excuses for him,” Servis said. “I am really happy with how he’s entering the race.
“The most important thing now is that he’s a happy horse. For anyone to beat him they will really have to run. While I haven’t let him do that much the last two weeks, I have seen enough to know he’s ready to roll.
“He has run hard all year long. And I expect the same tomorrow because he has shown me the one thing only great horses have, and that’s heart. Ever since the Southwest Stakes (at Oaklawn Park Feb. 28), he has shown me a whole lot of heart.”
The chestnut colt, owned by Patricia and Roy Chapman, is only the second Pennsylvania-bred to win the Kentucky Derby (Lil E. Tee won in 1992) and will be attempting to become the sixth Keystone State representative to capture the Preakness.
Jockey Stewart Elliott has been aboard for all seven victories and will once again be aboard Smarty Jones.
Come one, come all! Handicappers, prognosticators, children of all ages!...
Could be worse, I suppose. Lynddie Englund could be starring in the infield show...:-)
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I think she'd feel more at home working in one of the innumerable S&M 'dungeons' located on the Lower East Side.
The word is that Smarty DID NOT get a fast workout yesterday. Not even a brisk run, just a gallop. Some controversy about this. I think it might just be a smart move, considering his heavy schedule the past couple of months.
P.S. When did Nick Zito give up the Hell's Angels for horse racing? Odd choice, if you ask me.
I've got one of the Secretariat tickets that was never cashed! What a day that was!!!!! I can still see that horse flying (that's the only word for it) down the track.
I would have given anything to see that horse run! However, he ran when my children were small and there was no money to go to the races.
I was pregnant..........not sure what possessed us to make the trip to Belmont but I am so glad we did! It's the only time we have ever been to a racetrack in over 30 yrs. of marriage!
But I kind of have a problem when you decide to mix incredibly fast thoroughbreds with vast quantities of alcohol.
Today's Preakness Stakes:
1. Smarty Jones
2. Lion Heart
3. Imerialism
Switch to NBC guys!
The drunk people aren't racin'. They don't even care that there is a race.... at least the funnelator chick won't.
I am there! Nice tie-in with Philadelphia and Smarty .
Perhaps they came there for ulterior motives? Hmmm...
I gotta feel a little bad for the folks who have old money. The young take the class right out of everything these days. ;~D
We need to make an effort to regain the culture. It won't be easy, but I think it can be done.
Did you just see that rerun of Imperialism's run in the Derby? That is a GREAT horse!
Yes. Saw that. Great speed down the stretch. Bad position in the Derby. If he could have been in a better position he might have placed second or even won it.
If you can't act like an imbecilic stumble-bum when you're a teenager, when can you?
Friends are walking down the walk now and we'll be watching with them.
Good luck everybody!
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