all opinions are welcome
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journalism is obvious but here's the one I'm interested in at a price
#4 heart of honor (12-1)
never run worst than 2nd in 6 starts including 2 wins ..all the 2nds were by <2 lengths
like that after the nose loss in the UAE derby they decided to skip the ky derby so comes in off a nice 6 week rest .. that could be important shipping from Dubai
he's run the preakness distance in his last 2 starts and faced full fields in all of his starts ..jock who rode him in his last two 2 starts is aboard again
he's an off the pace runner in a race with a lot of speed
obviously coming from dubai whether he can handle this level of competition is in question but I like the other positives he brings to this ..might be a straight exacta with journalism on top ..will decide later in the week
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Thank you JB for starting this thread. I will throw some losers in this week.
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When I was a kid, the Preakness was a big deal, nowadays, it gets treated more like another Grade 1 stakes race rather than what it really is, a Triple Crown Race.
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probably some ,if not most,of it is because in the 70's coming back in 2 weeks was much less of a big deal .. here ,as you know, the derby winner decided to pass and that kind of says it all about how outdated the current spacing is ..really need to update it as str and I discussed not too long ago ..it would certainly make the preakness a lot more attractive to horse's coming out of the derby
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here's the UAE derby..heart of honor (#6) was between horses for more than the final 3/8th's of the race
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friday
pim R13
black eyed susan @ 5:44
filly version of preakness
#9 moon cache (20-1)
think this is a crazy ml and a lot of it has to do with local connections..could see her on the lead by herself or stalking a reasonable pace .. certainly a nice claim for $40k three starts back str
not so crazy after all as she went off 32-1 and ran 2nd to last .. I still feel if it was a dry track she might've run a competitive race and have to keep an eye out for her in the futureLast edited by JBEX; Today, 06:18 AM.Comment -
as with the preakness feel free to post opinions on the BESComment -
glad you agree pigpen..instead of playing the BES/PREAK double ..I would parlay moon cache onto a journalism/heart of honor exacta .. guessing that would pay high $20's for $2 so my guess on the $2 parlay would be a $350/400 return
a strategy to consider vs the double with whoever you like in the preakness
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I doubt the Exacta pays much so going easy, keying on Journalism.
2/4,7,8
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I can't seem to find a way to beat Journalism. Going for a cold 2-6 exacta.
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am on an island here and in the mutuels with heart of honor and understand why ..sticking to my guns but will be a straight 24 exacta ..currently 22-1 and exacta's about $100 for a deuce
if I had to pick one of the secondary grouping for 2nd behind journalism (1,6,7,8) it'd be #1 goal oriented
..like the versatility in 2 starts to break maiden at santa anita sprinting and than doing something completely different with a route at churchill in the slop last out..a frivolous nothing to do with it if he wins thing but his dam sire afleet
alex went to his knees after clipping heels coming into the stretch in this race .. in the close up (including the jockey staying on) one of the most acrobatic things I've ever seen done in a big spot and the horse going on to winComment
