Can I'll Have Another do it? One man's mindless ramblings on anything and everything that could go wrong...

“No kidding around ... I have not had a case of Triple Crown Fever this bad since 1989.”

24 hours after racing gained a new hero in I'll Have Another, and a new great rivalry in him and Bodemeister, Emerald Downs will hold a little showdown of their own, as a pair of talented Harbor the Gold geldings, Noosa Beach and Hollywood Harbor, are set to vie for the title of King of the Pacific Northwest in today’s $50,000 Governor’s Handicap.

Let me get this out of the way right now … I’m not a big bettor. That probably will come as a surprise to many of you, as closely as I follow the sport, and as often as I write about it, but it’s true. I live, eat, and breathe thoroughbred horse racing, but wagering is only one part of the game I enjoy. I rarely bet on a weekday, and wagering even $100 on a race card usually only happens on a few big race days a year. A yearly total of betting for me never reaches three thousand. I guess you could say, I am the poster child for betting with my head, not over it. So today, when I shelled out $108 to cover my selections in the Preakness Day Jackpot Pick 5, it represented one of my biggest bets of the year. I “went for it” for two reasons.

And if we're right, you can start to get excited about the prospect of a Triple Crown winner at the Belmont!

Have I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister begun a beautiful rivalry?

*Bred in Florida, I shared my grandsire with arguably the greatest Triple Crown winner of all-time. *I began each of my three seasons of racing among the pink flamingos.

Will I'll Have Another move one step closer to the all too elusive Triple Crown? Bodemeister and Creative Cause hope to end his hopes in Baltimore.

Who will run with Bodemeister early in the Middle Jewel now?

What does it take to win America's most prestigious race? Ride along with Mario Gutierrez to find out...