Re: Patterns going into the Preakness (430 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 13, 2005 02:28PM
I thought this post by Big was one of the better post race reviews on the board:
http://www.thorograph.com/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=19186&t=19186#reply_19186
It does show Alex a little closer to the pace and his finish was not as powerful. The pace could have been a factor, but the track was very fast to six marks. Bounce and path were likely factors as well and despite looking dull Alex ran straight as a string in the stretch near the rail.
Alex looks to be the Preakness favorite and so he could be worth taking a shot at. If he doesn't show well in the Preakness, the cumulative efforts and perhaps the distance are going to be prime suspects. It would be very hard to say training stopped him.
He bounced. Will he shake it off?