Preakness

[fourteenandoh]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051602185_pf.html

Street Sense Favored to Win Preakness


[SIZE=-1]By RICHARD ROSENBLATT
The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 16, 2007; 6:28 PM
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BALTIMORE -- Street Sense was made the 7-5 favorite for Saturday's Preakness, and a victory by the Kentucky Derby winner would set up a Triple Crown shot three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes.
A field of nine 3-year-olds was entered Wednesday, with Street Sense drawing the No. 8 post position for the 1 3-16th-mile race at Pimlico Race Course.
Street Sense is coming off a 2 1/4-length win in the Derby two weeks ago thanks to jockey Calvin Borel's brilliant, rail-hugging trip against 19 rivals.
There won't be as much traffic to navigate this time. Should Street Sense win, a Triple Crown bid might be the perfect remedy for racing a year after Derby winner Barbaro's ill-fated breakdown in the Preakness.
Street Sense, a son of Street Cry, seems poised to dispatch a field that includes Derby runner-up Hard Spun, third-place finisher Curlin and Circular Quay, who finished sixth.
Also entered were C P West, Flying First Class, Mint Slewlep, Xchanger and King of the Roxy.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

7-5? no way am i touching that bet. that's an absolute horrible price. i won't be surprised if street sense finishes out of the money.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

here are the past performances for the preakness.

 

[fourteenandoh]

I'm liking Curlin. I think he's getting 7-2. Don't be surprised to see SS go off a little closer to 2-1 (i'm sure many people will be thinking the same thing as you). This time there are only 9 horses so Curlin shouldn't have such a hard time around the first two turns.

 

[Thump]

Hard Spun.

I also wouldn't be surprised to see Street Sense finish out of the money.

 

[fourteenandoh]

I'm tempted to do a trifecta box with SS, Curlin and HS but that's no fun and it won't pay much.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

Hard Spun.

i had hard spun in a handful of exacta boxes with street sense and liquidity. nothing about this field really grabs me right now. it's such a short field that i actually wouldn't be surprised to see street sense do well. he's never finished out of the money and can lead, rate, and close. the only horse that may go off at a decent price that interests me right now is king of the roxy.

 

[fourteenandoh]

Beyer has an article in the DRF saying Hard Spun is his pick. I'm off to the OTB to bet on Curlin.

 

[Best Buckeye]

No vbet ??

 

[fourteenandoh]

I've watched the race a few times on youtube and it almost seems like Borel underestimated his lead in the final furlong. If you watch he was whipping the shit out of SS then stopped. He looked back, just like he did in the derby expecting to be well clear of 2nd, but realized he was about to be beat. There are many disappointed race fans tonight, but I say we'll get a triple crown winner sooner than later. I can't wait to go to the Belmont in 3 weeks. Hopefully I'll get to see a SS, Curlin rematch but I doubt it will happen.