It’s October 3rd.
And we’ve got the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico!
Hard to believe, but it’s true. Usually the second leg, today the Preakness rounds out the third and final leg of the 2020 triple crown. It’s a weird year folks.
Tiz the Law, winner of the Belmont and Travers Stakes, will not be racing after he fell short in the Derby.
Here’s who will be racing:
1 - Excession 30-1
Jockey: Sheldon Russell
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
2 - Mr. Big News 12-1
Jockey: Gabriel Saez
Trainer: W. Bret Calhoun
3 - Art Collector 5-2
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Trainer: Thomas Drury Jr.
4 - Swiss Skydiver 6-1
Jockey: Robby Albarado
Trainer: Kenneth McPeek
5 - Thousand Words 6-1
Jockey: Florent Geroux
Trainer: Bob Baffert
6 - Jesus’ Team 30-1
Jockey: Jevian Toledo
Trainer: Jose D’Angelo
7 - NY Traffic 15-1
Jockey: Horacio Karamanos
Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
8 - Max Player 15-1
Jockey: Paco Lopez
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
9 - Authentic 9-5
Jockey: John Velasquez
Trainer: Bob Baffert
10 - Pneumatic 20-1
Jockey: Joe Bravo
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
11 - Liveyourbeastlife 30-1
Jockey: Trevor McCarthy
Trainer: Jorge Abreu
Analysis:
Swiss Skydiver is the only filly in the race. She’s also fast as lightning. I’m pulling for her 100% but am a little concerned that Tyler Gaffalione is not her jockey today (Tyler is out with illness).
Authentic is coming off the Derby win. I actually like Thousand Words more than Authentic in this race if I am choosing a Baffert horse, but it's close.
Art Collector is fast and beat Swiss by a length when they went head to head in the spring.
Bets:
4 - Across the Board
Trifecta Box - 4, 5, 9, 3
I know that’s a lot to box but I can't pick between those four horses and I'm afraid to go for the Super. Box these in a trifecta at $0.50 for a $12 bet.
Good luck. May the horse be with you. And enjoy the third leg of the crown. The Breeder's Cup is next in November.