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Posted on Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Looks like Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is headed to New York’s Belmont Park for the 140th running of the 2008 Belmont Stakes after winning the $1-million Preakness Stakes by an undisputed 5 1/4 lengths on May 17, Saturday, at Pimlico.
The bay colt joined Majestic Prince (1969), Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew (1977) and Smarty Jones (2004) as undefeated Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners.
The son of Boundary trained by Rick Dutrow, Jr., Big Brown covered 1 3/16 miles in 1:54.80 and paid $2.40, $2.60 and $2.40. Macho Again with jockey Julien Leparoux up returned $17.20 and $10.40. Third place finisher Icabad Crane, under jockey Jeremy Rose, paid $5.60 to show.
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Behindatthebar Scratched Off The Preakness Stakes
Posted on Friday, May 16th, 2008
According to a Maryland Jockey Club official, Behindatthebar, who drew post 5, has been scratched from Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (gr. I) because of a bruised left front foot Friday morning at Belmont Park.
The scratch of the son of Forest Wildcat from the second leg of the Triple Crown, leaves a field of 12 for the $1 million Preakness this Saturday, May 17, at Pimlico Race Course. The 1-2 morning line favorite Big Brown will now break from the 6th post. A leading 15 Preakness winners have come from the 6th post.
Carrying 126 pounds, the updated Preakness entries, from the rail out with jockeys and morning line odds:
Macho Again under jockey Julien Leparoux, 20-1- Tres Borrachos under jockey Tyler Baze, 30-1
- Icabad Crane under jockey Jeremy Rose, 30-1
- Yankee Bravo under jockey Alex Solis, 15-1
- Racecar Rhapsody under jockey Robby Albarado, 30-1
- Big Brown under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 1-2
- Kentucky Bear under jockey Jamie Theriot II, 15-1
- Stevil under jockey John Velazquez, 30-1
- Riley Tucker under jockey Edgar Prado, 30-1
- Giant Moon under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 30-1
- Gayego under jockey Mike Smith, 8-1
- Hey Byrn under jockey C.C. Lopez, 20-1
The 2008 Preakness Stakes is scheduled as the 12th race in Pimlico’s May 17 horse racing program. Preakness post time is 6:15 pm.
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A Dozen Challengers Will Try to Upset Big Brown
Posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2008
By GREG MELIKOV
Big Brown was installed as the heavy odds-on early favorite in the Preakness 133 that attracted a surprising number of challengers — 12.
The last 13-horse Preakness field came during the past decade and both winners of the Kentucky Derby prevailed: War Emblem in ‘02 and Charismatic in ‘99.
Ironically, they posted slower speed figures than in Louisville. Four other Kentucky Derby winners stepped up in Baltimore and their speed figures climbed.
Big Brown, 1-2, will break from post 7, which has produced five winners in the past 19 years. He’s 13 slots closer toward the rail than he was in the Kentucky Derby. The son of Boundary and Gayego are the only two from this year’s Run for the Roses.
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Preakness Stakes Notes: Big Brown Works
Posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2008
With regular exercise rider Michelle Nevin aboard and dozens of still and video cameras recording every step, the Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown galloped 1 1/2 miles Thursday morning at Pimlico.
“It went good,” trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. said. “I was very happy with it. He was comfortable, cool, relaxed, galloped good. We’re as happy as we can be right now.”
Dutrow said he is holding up well to the pressure of bringing the Kentucky Derby winner to Baltimore to compete in the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, the 2008 Preakness Stakes 133.
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2008 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 17; Big Brown Heavy Favorite
Posted on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Big Brown faces 12 challengers in the 133rd running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (gr. I) on May 17, at Pimlico Race Course.
Undefeated in 4 starts, Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown will break from the 7th post as the heavy 1-2 favorite in Saturday’s 2008 Preakness Stakes. Eleven Preakness winners have come from the No. 7 post, the last being Silver Charm in 1997.
Big Brown is trying to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. During that stretch, six horses have won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness but were beaten in the 1 1/2 mile Belmont Stakes, most recently Smarty Jones in 2004.
All carrying 126 pounds, the Preakness entries, from the rail out with jockeys and morning line odds:
- Macho Again under jockey Julien Leparoux, 20-1
- Tres Borrachos under jockey Tyler Baze, 30-1
- Icabad Crane under jockey Jeremy Rose, 30-1
- Yankee Bravo under jockey Alex Solis, 15-1
- Behindatthebar under jockey David Flores, 10-1
- Racecar Rhapsody under jockey Robby Albarado, 30-1
- Big Brown under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 1-2
- Kentucky Bear under jockey Jamie Theriot II, 15-1
- Stevil under jockey John Velazquez, 30-1
- Riley Tucker under jockey Edgar Prado, 30-1
- Giant Moon under jockey Ramon Dominguez, 30-1
- Gayego under jockey Mike Smith, 8-1
- Hey Byrn under jockey C.C. Lopez, 20-1
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Gayego Will Run In The 2008 Preakness Stakes 133
Posted on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Horse trainer Paulo Lobo reported Tuesday that Gayego is a “go” for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes 133.
The son of Gilded Time, Gayego, who galloped 1 1/4 miles at Hollywood Park Tuesday morning, is scheduled to arrive at Pimlico Race Course Wednesday afternoon following a cross-country flight that he will share with Preakness hopeful Yankee Bravo.
Other confirmed Preakness entries taking on Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown include Behindatthebar (1st, Coolmore Lexington), Giant Moon (4th, Gotham), Hey Byrn (1st, Holy Bull), Icabad Crane (1st, Federico Tesio), Kentucky Bear (3rd, Blue Grass), Macho Again (1st, Derby Trial), Racecar Rhapsody (4th, Coolmore Lexington), Riley Tucker (3rd, Coolmore Lexington), Stevil (4th, Blue Grass), Tres Borrachos (3rd, Arkansas Derby) and Yankee Bravo (4th, Santa Anita Derby).
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Harlem Rocker Skips Preakness Stakes 2008; Gayego May Run In Pimlico
Posted on Monday, May 12th, 2008
Todd Petcher-trainee Harlem Rocker will skip the Preakness Stakes and is headed for the $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes on June 22 at Woodbine.
Pletcher still has a Preakness runner in Lexington Stakes winner Behindatthebar who will be ridden by jockey David Flores, and will be shipped to Pimlico from Belmont Park, home of the 2008 Belmont Stakes, in New York on Saturday morning.
While Arkansas Derby winner and 17th place finisher in the Kentucky Derby Gayego is under consideration to run in the 2008 Preakness Stakes.
“I’m going to decide (Tuesday). We are going to have a meeting,” Gayego’s trainer Paulo Lobo said from Southern California. “I’m going to track him in the morning, then we’ll make a decision.”
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