Race Selections: Justify straight-up in 143rd Preakness

By Rick Francis —- Justify; Anne M. Eberhart PIMLICO Race 13) Grade 1 Preakness Stakes 3yo 1&3/16ths Mile Post Time 6:49 EDT Justify (7), Baffert/Smith; his race and his Triple Crown to lose. Scat Daddy colt has improved in each of his four career starts regardless of...
Posted On 18 May 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018

By Ed Golden —- • ONLY ONE HORSE CAN BEAT JUSTIFY– JUSTIFY • MOONLESS SKY IS SET FOR FRAN’S VALENTINE • ASA ESPINOZA ENJOYS HIS FIRST-EVER TRIPLE TRIPLE CROWN AWAITS JUSTIFY, CLOCKER SAYS Paraphrasing FDR, the only thing Justify has to fear is Justify himself....
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143rd Preakness Stakes Trifecta and Superfecta Plays

By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer —- Other than one saver bet, I am not recommending you play against Justify (7) in the Preakness Stakes. If the race is formful (a most likely scenario), even the trifecta may offer a very low payout. I’m going to take a shot in the trifecta...
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Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Local Trainers Give Their Preakness Selections

By Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL TRAINERS GIVE THEIR PREAKNESS STAKES SELECTIONS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 18, 2018) – The pageantry of the 143rd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (Grade I), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown headlined by the Kentucky Derby...
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Monmouth Park Barn Notes for Friday, May 17, 2018

By John Heims —- TRAINER KENT SWEEZEY’S FIRST MONMOUTH PARK MEETING PROVING TO BE AN EYE-OPENING LEARNING EXPERIENCE Trainer Kent Sweezey is confident the winners will come soon enough for him at Monmouth Park, possibly as soon as Sunday, May 20, when he saddles Storm Cry...
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Handicapping the Grade I Preakness; Full-Card Selections

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Writer —- PIMLICO 143rd Preakness Day Post Time: (10:30)/ 9:30/ 8:30/ 7:30 1: 4-1-7 2: 3-4-9-1 3: 7-8-1 4: 9-7-3-5 5: 6-9-3 6: 7-1-10 Race 7: Grade II Dixie (Turf) Divisidero (8): We go back to the old cagey veteran who hasn’t been seen...
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