2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
Bodemeister seemingly had the 2012 Kentucky Derby in his pocket turning for home under the Twin Spires, but it was I’ll Have Another who rallied down the lane to register the 1 ½ length score. It was a neck back to the hard charging Dullahan and ¾ of a length behind that one was Went The Day [...]
Only 6 days remain until the 138th Run For The Roses, and this year’s crop is bringing plenty of excitement and intrigue. A muddy surface at Churchill Downs didn’t stop Bodemeister from turning in an impressive drill this morning. The Arkansas Derby winner stopped the clock in 0:59.48 for 5 furlongs, which ranked 2nd best [...]
The first horse on the outside looking in, Isn’t He Clever, has opted out of a run in the Kentucky Derby. His new trainer, Steve Asmussen, has decided to point the son of Smarty Jones to the Preakness Stakes instead, or possibly the G2 Woody Steven Stakes. Without him sitting at the number 21 spot [...]
It appears that spots in the Kentucky Derby starting gate have opened up for both Rousing Sermon and Mark Valeski, who had been sitting at number 21 and 22 on the graded stakes earnings list. The announcement that two possible contenders, Trinniberg and Wrote (IRE), are not going to contest the Run For The Roses [...]