No. Most of the horses in the race ran terribly slow turn times. I think BD was about :28 and change.

My feeling here is that BARBARO's easy victory was as much do with no one having a turn move as it was that he is a great 3yo. BARBARO ran a normal turn time conserving energy while increasing his advantage which enabled him to spurt away again once they straightened out.

Yes, BARBARO is a fine horse. But I think he beat a bunch of ordinary 3yos. I wouldn't try to beat him in Baltimore with any of the same horses that ran in Kentucky.

While one may be tempted to try with BD or SNS, my feeling is that they may be both over the top with the # of low numbers they have achieved. SNS hasn't stopped racing since Christmas. BD threw in 3 zeros in a row after his December Hollywood Futurity and now comes back in 2 weeks after a 9 wide tour of the city of Louisville. No thank you.

I like DEPUTED TESTAMONY in the Preakness.




Good luck,
Joe B.