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  • Last Gunfighter wins his sixth in row, taking the Pimlico Special! Posted 21 hours ago
  • Fiftyshadesofhay gets there in the Black-Eyed Susan!Posted 22 hours ago
  • Ben's Cat rolls home in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint! Posted 22 hours ago
  • I'm Mom's Favorite scores in the Miss Preakness by a whisker! Posted 23 hours ago
  • Paynter worked 6f in 1:12.60 (3/17) at Betfair Hollywood Park on 5-17. Posted 1 day ago
  • Comma to the Top posted a 4F bullet work in 47 flat (1/20) at BHP on May 16. Posted 1 day ago
  • Night Officer holds off Hoofit to win the Around the Cape Stakes. Posted 1 day ago
  • Walkwithapurpose has a bruised foot and is out of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. Posted 2 days ago
  • Libertarian pulls off a Dante Stakes surprise at 33-1!Posted 2 days ago
  • Flat Out posted a 4F bullet work in 47:84 (1/22) on the dirt training track at Saratoga. Posted 3 days ago

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Last Gunfighter used a powerful stretch run to blow right on by the alone on the lead, Eighttofasttocatch, to win the Grade 3 Pimlico Special by an ever-widening 4 ¼ lengths. Read More
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  • Mary Z. · SA/ZX now this crap can get buried. · 5 minutes ago ·
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  • zxswordxz · What is your problem bitch...did you see I mention anything about you? Did I say a damm word to you? Stay the fuck out and mind your own business. · 14 seconds ago ·
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1. Orb 2. Mylute 3. Will Take Charge 4. Govenor Charlie. The race will play out like the Derby.... a scorching pace battle between Goldencents, Titletown Five, Oxbow, Govenor Charlie. None of these will be able to hold off the closers Orb, Mylute, and WTC. Itsmyluckyday has not demonstrated that he can get the distance. Departing has beaten nothing of consequence and was well beaten by Mylute in the LaDerby... what reason is there to think he will do any better here? The only question mark in my mind is Govenor Charlie..... rapidly improving, training well, should be fresh. But he'll be caught up in the nasty pace duel so I doubt he can win. But I do think he may be the best of the early pacesetters and hang on for the exotics. I'm betting $150 but too many to list all here. A few are $1Super Box 1,5,7,8... $2Ex Box 1 with the field, $1 Tri boxes 1,5 with the field, many $1 Supers with 1 on top.
he is just amazing. definitely the best jockey right now.
My favorite horse!
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  • Southern.humor · Why'd he fall way back? STill a pretty deent race, but having to remake up the ground hurt him. · 35 minutes ago ·
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  • Cocoa · Great ride by Rosario, aggressively taking the lead and then getting the horse to relax infront. With that ride no one was going to win but Redwood Kitten · 31 minutes ago ·
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He looked great and now Govenor Charlie keeps looking better for the Preakness.
Winner: Itsmyluckyday, 2nd Place: Goldencents, 3rd Place: Orb. Sorry, no Triple Crown this year!
  • bettorthanlucky · Winning the Triple Crown is always a longshot so no great prediction there... And Orb may not even win the Preakness... but losing to a horse he has run by twice (IMLD) and a horse he left so far behind he needed a telescope to see him... Now that's a bold prediction... · 46 minutes ago ·
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That was pretty impressive! Inhand, not asked. Possibly my pick of the generation
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  • tcglory · Comma to the Top??? Howd he fare in the derby? Also was he 2 year old champion? won any g1's since his 2 year old year? He stoped Midnight interlude dead in his tracks in the santa anita derby and still couldnt win. Comma to the top is a modest horse at best · 1 hour ago ·
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  • Cocoa · Regardless I picked a G1 winner and am looking to bat 100% with Mylute this year. 2012 I couldn't find a juvenile to like. · 49 minutes ago ·
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It has been forty years since the great Secretariat captured the Preakness. Forty years later, Orb looks to follow in his footsteps and take a step toward becoming racing's twelfth Triple Crown winner.Read More
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  • Cocoa · "the 'gang' of bullies who bashes everyone" is coming for you · 5 hours ago ·
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  • bettorthanlucky · @junebug... I agree... when it comes to the triple crown he is the standard period... I always do hope another will come along like him... No one even close yet · 57 minutes ago ·
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Certain distaff lines have a proclivity for producing classic winners. Let's take a look at this year's Preakness contenders and note which ones evolve from notable distaff lines. Read More
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  • CauseForConcern · re: Govenor Charlie. Would the fact that his broodmare won the Black-Eyed Susan not be a factor? Since she won over this track. And, his grandsire won the Preakness? Pardon me, I guess I'm not too understanding of pedigree. · 18 hours ago ·
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  • LaurieRoss · Govenor Charlie's dam was unraced. His second dam, Silverbulletday won the Miss Preakness stakes. His second tail sire Real Quiet (the sire of Govenor Charlie's sire, Midnight Lute) won the Preakness Stakes. However, tracing directly back through only his female line (dam, second dam, third dam, etc.) only one horse produced by this female family has won the Preakness. I hope that clarifies it for you CauseForConcern · 1 hour ago ·
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Nice win! Fun name :)
Can't get my head around tomorrow race looks a very hot race who are people siding with? i can't chose between red cadeaux,pastorius,hunters light and military attack
Race #4 Brave Dave/ Clawback/ Zee Bros/ Undrafted (gotta pick Joel xD) That order.
After watching the Derby replay over and over it is truly amazing this one didn't get hurt. I do think he would have closed much better if he was not stopped by Verazzano, but still only seeing him get third place today. Good luck this time WTC
  • tcglory · its funny how bad that was and because of his long layoff and being trained by lukas people say that he still wouldnt won had he has not been stopped cause of his connections. Tho he was neck n neck stride for stride with orb. · 1 hour ago ·
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Hope to see Mylute and Will Take Charge fighting for second place behind Orb. I believe Mylute will edge it out by a head.
Zee Bros rolls home in the Chick Lang! 
like i said all along he is a sprinter and im glad they finally figured that out
Dundonnell rebounds from a disappointing effort in the G3 Craven Stakes to win the listed King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday!!
Saturday's 9th race (4:00pm ET) from Pimlico is the Grade III Gallorette Handicap for fillies and mares traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the turf course. #1 HARD NOT TO LIKE (10-1) goes outside to inside and I like the rider switch to Johnny V. She has struck twice at this distance and can go muc...Read More
My predicted order of finish: Orb, Mylute, WTC, Departing, Oxbow, Itsmyluckyday, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Titletown Five.
Orb
Good luck today Orb. I have a wedding tonight so won't be able to watch it live and will have to wait until later tonight to catch the replay (I am DVR'ing it). Hopefully Verizon Fios doesn't mess up again like they did when I recorded the Derby!

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