Only one new shooter has a prayer in the Preakness....

[zippyneedsawin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

as drugs said, you have to wonder about chelokee after seeing how scat daddy ran in the derby. of course there is every possibility that the distance was just too much for daddy--but certainly there is a question mark or two there.
if chelokee is doing well, what the heck-run him in the preakness. i don't think street sense is unbeatable--he's at 50% lifetime...why not take the shot?

and this year's Preakness is not being run at Churchill Downs last I checked.

I am not so sure Flying First Class doesn't have a shot. He seems to be coming around pretty nicely.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I think Flying First Class is probably just a sprinter.

If you look at his form---in his two tries around one-turn, racing at a sprint distance...he had that sensation 107 Beyer (albeit inside-speed bias aided) maiden win. And the dominant front-end win in the Derby Trial Stakes last time out.

In his three attempts around two-turns and routing....he ran like he was hit in the head by the 1/8th pole all three times.

A lot of people thought Bernardini (having never raced around two-turns in his life) was not ready for last year's Preakness---but, he was going to be the 4th choice in the betting, and the "favorite" of all of the newcomers...which is why it was too tempting for his connections to pass.

Originally Posted by The Indomitable

I think Flying First Class is probably just a sprinter.

If you look at his form---in his two tries around one-turn, racing at a sprint distance...he had that sensation 107 Beyer (albeit inside-speed bias aided) maiden win. And the nt front-end win in the Derby Trial Stakes last time out.

In his three attempts around two-turns and routing....he ran like he was hit in the head by the 1/8th pole all three times.

A lot of people thought Bernardini (having never raced around two-turns in his life) was not ready for last year's Preakness---but, he was going to be the 4th choice in the betting, and the "favorite" of all of the newcomers...which is why it was too tempting for his connections to pass.

You are probably right. I plan on sticking with Curlin anyway. He made me money his first three races and I am not going to abandon him because of his derby. I just think he is more talented than Street Sense and I really think Street Sense is a horse for the course at Churchill.