Will we have a Triple Crown? - Preakness Stakes 2005 - *LIVE THREAD*

http://www.preakness.com ^ | May 21, 2005

[HairOfTheDog]

Preakness Stakes 2005

(Approximate Odds as of May 21th at 9:53 AM)

Post Position	Silks	Horse Name	Trainer	Jockey	PP's	Morning Line
1		MALIBU MOONSHINE	King Leatherbury	Steve Hamilton	PP	10:1
2		HIGH FLY	Nick Zito	Jerry Bailey	PP	5:1
3		NOBLE CAUSEWAY	Nick Zito	Gary Stevens	PP	13:1
4		GREELEY'S GALAXY	Warren Stute	David Flores	PP	10:1
5		SCRAPPY T	Robbie Bailes	Ramon Dominguez	PP	10:1
6		HAL'S IMAGE	Barry Rose	Jose Santos	PP	21:1
7		CLOSING ARGUMENT	Kiaran McLaughlin	Cornelio Velasquez	PP	8:1
8		GALLOPING GROCER	Dominick Schettino	Joe Bravo	PP	25:1
9		WILKO	Craig Dollase	Corey Kakatani	PP	13:1
10		SUN KING	Nick Zito	Rafael Bejarano	PP	25:1
11		HIGH LIMIT	Bobby Frankel	Edgar Prado	PP	14:1
12		AFLEET ALEX	Tim Ritchey	Jeremy Rose	PP	7:2
13		GIACOMO	John Shirreffs	Mike Smith	PP	6:1
14		GOING WILD	D. Wayne Lukas	Robby Albarado	PP	29:1

[Lemondropkid31]

Smarty Jones was half blind?

[Lemondropkid31]

The track is fast today. I watched a couple of races already and it looks real good.

[MikefromOhio]

bet on Alex then

[Lemondropkid31]

Alex has yet to run a bad race. I wouldn't even call the race he finished last in a bad race, considering he had a lung infection. He is a scrappy little horse.

[MikefromOhio]

yep and this is the part of the triple crown that emphasizes speed.

the Kentucky Derby is in the middle. The Preakness you need to be fast and the Belmont you need to have endurance.....

[ClearBlueSky]

High Fly or High Limit. I'd put win/place money on both.

[Lemondropkid31]

Yup. That is why so few horses win it. Almost none of them have all three qualities.

[MikefromOhio]

yeah...

the housing development my parents live in have all their roads named for triple crown winners. The problem is that they have 3 more streets than names right now LOL :)

[BIGLOOK]

Don't know about a triple...Belmont's a stretch.

Betting on Giacomo to break out again.

[Lemondropkid31]

Hahaha. Well, mabe they will be able to name one street Giacomo!!! Do you live in Kentucky or something?

[Lemondropkid31]

The Belmont is going to be very hard. But mabe he can do it!!!

[spectre]

Beautiful job!

Here's hoping Alex feels better today than in the last race..:~)

It's tempting to put a couple dollars on the longest shot..wonder why $$$$$? LOL.

BBL sw

[Lemondropkid31]

I think he was feeling fine, it was just a distance he may not have been comfortable with.

[HairOfTheDog]

Did I make it back in time for the race ? :~D

[MikefromOhio]

nah Ohio

[Lemondropkid31]

Just in time LOL

[Lemondropkid31]

Ohio is close enough

[Lemondropkid31]

Well, where is everybody? LOL The race is almost on.

[dollar_dog]

Puke alert!

Giacomo owner Jerry Moss is a bigtime Democrat donor!

Go Afleet Alex!!

[apackof2]

Will we have a Triple Crown Giacomo?

Oh my I would so love to have a Triple Crown winner, hope springs eternal