Brown, assorted factors hurt Preakness handle

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Was Big Brown the reason the handle was way down all day?

Mediocre fields and contractual disputes would be my reason handle was down all day.

It isn't much fun betting races like the Hirsch Jacobs, which on paper was kind of interesting, but in the back of your mind you just KNOW the Assman factor would kick in and Lantana Mob would win at an underlaid 8/5.