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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Count Bodemeister in Saturday’s Preakness, and Isn’t He Clever and Hansen out.
The latter two horses were with removed from Preakness consideration Monday morning, their trainers said, while others continued their training for the race with breezes and gallops over a rain-soaked Churchill Downs strip Monday morning.
As widely expected, Derby runner-up Bodemeister was confirmed as a likely starter for the Preakness. Trainer Bob Baffert made the announcement following a promising morning gallop and after evaluating the colt’s weight and coat following his hard-fought effort in the Derby.
In other news at Churchill, Cozzetti, a probable Preakness starter, had a workout at approximately the time that Bodemeister galloped. Cozzetti went five furlongs over a muddy track in a bullet 58.80 seconds.
Isn’t He Clever also worked Monday, doing so about 6:30 a.m., when the track was sloppy, covering a half-mile in 51.60, but he was withdrawn from consideration for the Preakness because of the 1 3/16-mile distance. Trainer Steve Asmussen said he feels the race distance is beyond Isn’t He Clever’s best.
As for Hansen, majority owner Kendall Hansen said “it is not in the best interest of Hansen to run back on two weeks’ rest or run over nine furlongs at this point in time.”
Hansen is being pointed to the seven-furlong Woody Steven Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 9, his owner said.
sorry to see Hansen go in Preakness but will look forward to seeing him again at Belmont. Beautiful horse!!!
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Hansen's connections ruined him. They changed his style when he was rolling. He is a front runner and that was where he was going to be successful. They believed the talk that that style can not make it around the track in the Classics and started to experiment WAY too late in the game. They should have been winging it on the lead on May 5th and at least would have known whether it was meant to be or not.
Bodemeister almost ran around the track utlizing the same style Hansen ran in the beginning of his career. It IS possible. Please reference Spend-A-Buck, 1985 Kentucky Derby. Unless Hansen has an underlying issue, the Preakness would have been fine for him as it is turning up so damn weak. He would have been holding off only Bode and IHA. Now, the Belmont, thats a PASS!
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Bode looked like a lock before but with Hansen out you can just take any price on Bode now. But the price won't be much so Bode to I'll have another cold exacta or add Creative Cause to the third slot of the straight trifecta?
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Man, what is wrong with you guys!!! This is California all the way!!! TRI BOX
Bodie, Creative Cause, Liaison
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Basically, this is how you play the Preakness for exotics.....
IHA/ Bode/ over the Field.
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Bodemeister is a one mile horse, I'll Have Another is a mile and a half horse. Bodemeister has speed. I'll Have Another has just as much speed as Bodemeister. I would actually take I'll Have Another to beat Bodemeister in a 6 furlong race. Bodemeister runs full out and can't relax in a race. I'll Have Another can relax off the pace until called upon to go. You do the math.
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Very smart move, by both owner and trainer. Very refreshing to see owners and trainers, having the horses best interest respected.
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Seems like everything that Hansen's connections do puzzle me..................
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Cozzetti, Fast and long enough. So Baffert - here come them nightmares again. This time in Gray.
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Went The Day Well should've won The Kentucky Derby! Graham Motion owns Pimlico and Laurel!! I'm going with Went The Day Well!!! :)
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