Looks like 13 in Preakness

[Earth Bound Misfit]

http://www.drf.com/news/article/112824.html

Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to Pimlico we go for the second leg of the Triple Crown, the 135th Preakness Stakes, in which Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby winner, will face another large field, though the complexion of the race has changed dramatically from the lineup at Churchill Downs, both in terms of horses and the likely pace.

The Preakness is limited to 14 runners, and as of Monday, it appeared a baker's dozen of 13 was going to pass the entry box on Wednesday, when post positions will be drawn for the $1 million race. Of the 20 horses who ran in the 1 1/4-mile Derby, only five, including Super Saver, are returning for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness, so the remainder of the field is made up of eight horses who skipped or could not get into the Derby.

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There are four other horses who chased Super Saver in the Derby and are scheduled to be back for a rematch in the Preakness - Paddy O'Prado (third in the Derby), Lookin At Lucky (sixth), Dublin (seventh), and Jackson Bend (12th). Jackson Bend, working with stablemate Latigo Shore, flew through four furlongs in 46.60 seconds at Churchill Downs on Monday with exercise rider Stacy Prior. Their time was the best of 69 at the distance...

Lookin At Lucky did not work - and will not between these two races, according to trainer Bob Baffert - but his former rider, Garrett Gomez, was aboard Dublin for a half-mile drill in 48.40 seconds.

D. Wayne Lukas, the trainer of Dublin, also worked Northern Giant three furlongs in 36.40 seconds with exercise rider Arielle Witkowski.

Northern Giant is one of eight horses joining the Triple Crown trail after skipping the Derby. The others are Aikenite, Caracortado, First Dude, Hurricane Ike, Pleasant Prince, Schoolyard Dreams, and Yawanna Twist.

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Conveyance was ridden in the Derby by Martin Garcia, who is expected to ride Lookin At Lucky in the Preakness, replacing Gomez.

The weather this week at Pimlico is forecast to be quite varied. There was a 60-percent chance of rain on Tuesday, with a high of just 60 degrees, but that was to be followed by 81-degree days Wednesday and Friday, with isolated thunderstorms possible both days. The forecast for Saturday is for a high temperature of 78 degrees, and just a 10-percent chance of rain.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

1. Hurricane Ike drops out of Preakness

BALTIMORE - Hurricane Ike has been withdrawn from consideration for the 135th Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday, trainer John Sadler said Wednesday morning from California. His defection reduces the prospective Preakness field to 12, headed by Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/112866.html

[Condem]

2. The key question discussed 10 days ago, Earth...

..is will any jock have the balls to keep Borel off the rail. I don't think this nag has the talent to win the Triple Crown. So, c'mon. Could one of you hacks please step up?