Racetrack Lenny

Maybe 10 Will Go

Just 3 days to go before the Preakness is run. Hopefully handicapping redemption will come after my Derby debacle.

Up until today it looked like a field of 6 starters; but, a few horses are coming out of the woodwork and we may have 9 or 10 entries by the time the field is drawn. Out of the Derby, only Barbaro, Brother Derek and Sweetnorthernsaint will run in the Preakness. All other entries will be new to the Triple Crown trail. It will make for an interesting mix.

I haven't quite given up on Sweetnorthernsaint since he seems to be working well and came out of the Derby in reasonably good order. When you view the Derby replay, you will see that Sweetnorthernsaint got the worst trip of all the starters. He was trapped on a dead rail. That shouldn't happen on Saturday.

Of the newcomers, Like Now is someone with a good shot at springing an upset. He has speed and Pimlico is very friendly to front-runners. Diabolical also fits that same pattern. I'm surprised that neither Jazil nor Steppenwolfer are not planning to run in the Preakness. There is tons of speed in the race and no legitimate closer. Interesting.

Stay tuned,

Racetrack Lenny

racetrack lenny went to the post at @ 8:15 PM