Preakness - I don't think I like anyone

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

This is a totally different situation. These horses have never come back on only two weeks rest.

Not that horses who run well in the Derby don't often come back and run well in the Preakness. They often times run well. Derby winners have done exceptionally well in the Preakness in recent years. It just depends on the situation and the horse. I didn't expect Barbaro, Giacamo, or Smarty Jones to bounce in the Preakness. It just depends on the situation. I judge every horse as an individual.

The Preakness is normally the first time almost any three year old comes back on only two weeks rest, so to say that these have never come back before on only two weeks rest doesn't mean much to me. It was the same for other Kentucky derby winners who have done well in the Preakness as you have mentioned.

Why did you not expect Barbaro, Giacomo or Smarty Jones to bounce, but you are expecting Street Sense and Hard Spun to do so? What is it about their individual situations that makes it so clear in your mind?