Tech Thoughts: …the Preakness Stakes 2015:

The second leg of the famed and since 1978, the alleged Triple Crown is upon us!

Does American Pharoah have the chops?
Could fellow Bob Baffert horse Dortmund be the real favorite?

Is there any other pony in the credible mix?
Or is this race basically Bob Baffert’s to L?

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/l/Baltimore+MD+USMD0018:1:US

(I do recommend checking the weather closer to the annotated 6:18pm post-time. As the forecast has been for a wet B’more Maryland all week long)

Preakness Stakes 15

As you can see, right now, I see this as a 2 horse race; with American Pharoah and Dortmund leading the charge as the credible one two or two one running favorite(s) go. Then I see 3 horses (Danzig Moon, Divining Rod and Firing Line) with some bronze medal making noise or aspirations, or maybe, slightly, something of a medium shot at the role of spoiler for those of you who do not like clapping erases or shy away from chalk.Preakness Girls Rail


This in a truncated field that appears to pay implicit homage to the 1-2 Baffert punch at the top of the betting board –or possibly as something of a recent get-out-of-the way Triple Crown trend. (i.e. give the K.Derby winner a second-leg shot for the good of the sport)

The Preakness Stakes is the shortest track of the three legs of the Triple Crown; at a relatively mere 1&3/16ths of a mile. That puts the premium on speed, or on pure sprinting, as the need for pacing clearly diminishes as an entrant at Pimilico this weekend.

Ergo, there are two speed horses entered in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. Possibly closer to 2.5 speed horses depending upon the severity of your Firing Line peg.

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The skinny:
If the Kentucky Derby taught us anything, it is that Bob Baffert just so happens to enjoy employing the services of two credible thoroughbred Triple Crown runners –albeit it in the very same Triple Crown (2015) season.

‘the grade is given by the teacher.”
-teaching maxim-

And I for one expect Bob Baffert to school Pimilico and give the rest of the Preakness field a lesson this weekend.

Exacta:
Americian Pharoah with Dortumnd,
then Dortmund with Americian Pharoah

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Americian Pharoah=Kentucky Derby, Preakness=???

LETS GO!

Hokies!

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