Re: ROTW - Preakness (407 Views)
Posted by:
jimbo66 (IP Logged)
Date: May 19, 2005 04:51PM
Saddlecloth,
I am with you on the pace of this race. Not sure why everybody thinks the jockey "awareness" of speed after the Derby, will impact this race more than the actual running styles of the horses.
Going Wild has to go to the front. He isn't a "rabbit", but he might as well be one. High Limit gets blinkers and Frankel probably realizes after two races of "rating", this horse wants/needs the lead. Scrappy T. is coming out of an elongated sprint and has speed. Galloping Grocer has natural speed, and could be on or pressing the lead. Then you have Greeley's Galaxy and High Fly who do their best running right off the lead, pressing. Closing Argument maybe right off them.
Plenty of gas in this race.
For me, I will split my tickets on this one. For half of them, I will stand by Jerry's negative 2 on Greeley's Galaxy in Illinois and throw out his Derby, looking for a big race. The other half, I will be stubboron with Noble Causeway, as I liked him after the Florida Derby, thought he was almost fast enough with a top of "1" and if the speed gets too crazy, maybe he closes well this and runs his race.