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May 16, $1,100,000, 3yo, 1 3/16M, Pimlico Race Course, 6:15 PM ET
Post Horse Sire Weight Jockey Trainer
1 Big Drama 3, c. Montbrook 126 John Velazquez David Fawkes
2 Mine That Bird 3, g. Birdstone 126 Mike Smith Bennie Woolley, Jr.
3 Musket Man 3, c. Yonaguska 126 Eibar Coa Derek Ryan
4 Luv Gov 3, c. Ten Most Wanted 126 Jamie Theriot D. Lukas
5 Friesan Fire 3, c. A.P. Indy 126 Gabriel Saez J. Jones
6 Terrain 3, g. Sky Mesa 126 Jeremy Rose Albert Stall, Jr.
7 Papa Clem 3, c. Smart Strike 126 Rafael Bejarano Gary Stute
8 General Quarters 3, c. Sky Mesa 126 Julien Leparoux Thomas McCarthy
9 Pioneerof the Nile 3, c. Empire Maker 126 Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert
10 Flying Private 3, c. Fusaichi Pegasus 126 Alan Garcia D. Lukas
11 Take the Points 3, c. Even the Score 126 Edgar Prado Todd Pletcher
12 Tone It Down 3, c. Medaglia d'Oro 126 Kent Desormeaux William Komlo
13 Rachel Alexandra 3, f. Medaglia d'Oro

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PREAKNESS EARLY BETTING

1. Big Drama - 9-1

2. Mine That Bird - 7-1

3. Musket Man - 18-1

4. Luv Gov - 25-1

5. Friesan Fire - 8-1

6. Terrain - 25-1

7. Papa Clem - 14-1

8. General Quarters - 17-1

9. Pioneerof the Nile - 7-1

10. Flying Private - 25-1

11. Take the Points - 14-1

12. Tone It Down - 19-1

13. Rachel Alexandra - 3-2

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Thanks for the ping. Here again is some important race info:

***Free Past Performances for Preakness (pdf file - 743 KB):
http://ntra.equibase.com/eqbNTRAGetFreeFF.cfm?trk=PIM&rd=05/16/2009&cty=USA&de=D&rn=12
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Video of Preakness contenders’ prior races and other info here:
http://www.preakness.com/raceInfo
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National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA):
http://www.ntra.com/races.aspx?id=37073&section=races
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More info here: ESPN website
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown09/index
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YouTube video of Rachel Alexandra winning the Kentucky Oaks (filly equivalent of Kentucky Derby)... by 20 lengths!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8b8lmbwVnA

[Matchett-PI]

bttt

[ETL]

Free Past Performances for the entire Preakness field here (FREE!, no strings attached. Click and it's there):
http://ntra.equibase.com/eqbNTRAGetFreeFF.cfm?trk=PIM&rd=05/16/2009&cty=USA&de=D&rn=12

[spectre]

Borel made it clear that he was going to ride the filly in the Preakness BEFORE he won the Derby.

"Borel will be the first rider to leave a Derby champion at the Preakness in favor of another starter, brilliant filly Rachel Alexandra.

May 1, the day before the Derby, Borel rode her to a 20¼-length victory in the Kentucky Oaks, a race for fillies. Borel said afterward that the filly was faster than any of the colts in the Derby field, and the oddsmaker agrees...snip

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WOOOOHOOOO! Way to go Rachel Alexandra!

GRRRRREAT filly running a GRRRRREAT race!

GRRRREAT ride Calvin Borel!

[Proverbs 3-5]

If the horse that wins the KY Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont wins Triple Crown, even with different riders, is there an honor for a jockey that wins all three races even if on different horses?

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I had $300 to bet on the race. So I put $200 to win on RA (the winner, #13). She returned $5.60 to win for a profit of $360.00. I also bet five $20 exactas with the winner on top. Mine That Bird (#2) cost me $520 by running second! I had a $20 exacta with RA and the horse that ran third (Musket Man, #3). The exacta would have paid 52.00. That's $520 on a $20 bet! But I can't complain, I'm still up $260 on the race.

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Source:
http://magna.equibase.com/eqbPDFChart.cfm?tid=PIM&dt=05/16/2009&ctry=USA&day=D&STYLE=PIM&RACE=A&BorP=B