![]() ![]() Perform didn't set the world on fire as a 2 year old but has won two of three starts this year, including taking the Federico Tesio at Laurel on April 15 with a huge run in his last start. ![]() Bob Jordan, Asbury Park Press sports editorĦ. Can the colt summon that same kind of effort two weeks later, against a group of fresh challengers? Look for Mage to run hard but come up short. Mage ran huge in the Derby, obviously, picking up a gaudy 105 Beyer Speed Figure for the effort. Throw that start out and you have a horse that always hits the board, regardless of the level of competition, and will be closing fast in the stretch.ģ. Red Route One got off to a terrible start in the Arkansas Derby and ended up sixth. Expect National Treasure to be coming from just off the pace as Baffert returns to the Triple Crown scene for the first time since 2021.ĥ. National Treasure is the latest Bob Baffert trainee to head to Pimlico, with seven having already emerged victorious. First Mission (Saez) SCRATCHED Brisnet past performances via Horse Racing Nation OUR PREAKNESS CHOICES Steve Edelson, USA TODAY NETWORK NJ racing writerġ. Here are the selections from our USA TODAY Network/Northeast Region staff and experts who have been top finishers at the NTRA/National Horseplayers Championship and Horseplayers World Series.Ĩ. Who will be looking to hit the wire first at the end of the 1 3/16-mile test? When the racing world turns its attention to Pimlico each year for the second leg of the Triple Crown, there's only one horse with a chance to achieve immortality.īut while Kentucky Derby winner Mage will be a solid favorite when they load the field for the 148th Preakness into the starting gate Saturday, there are seven fresh challengers looking to end the quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018.Īnd that means plenty of options for bettors in what looks to be an interesting race, with Mage as the lone Kentucky Derby entrant opting to run back two weeks later. Read on for updated race analysis and selections. View Gallery: Weather cooperates for Monmouth Park Opening DayīREAKING PREAKNESS NEWS: The second favorite in the morning line, No. ![]()
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