Thursday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: An improved Hey Jabber Jaw poses threat to Threefiveindia
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Thursday's card at Belmont Park.
David AragonaMay 18, 2017
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Thursday's card at Belmont Park.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his analysis for the 2017 Preakness.
The TimeformUS Pace Projector attempts to predict how a race will unfold early. It displays the horses ranked by the TimeformUS Early Speed Rating – fastest in the front, slowest in the rear.
Despite giving his connections and supporters some anxious moments during training hours in the days leading up to the big event, ALWAYS DREAMING showed up cool and calm in the paddock, then validated the notion that he is the best of his division at the present time with a decisive victory in the Kentucky Derby.
As Always Dreaming makes his way to Pimlico to take his shot at the second jewel in racing's Triple Crown, it is worth looking back to where he started in order to try to predict what we may get from him Saturday.
With a better trip two weeks ago, Classic Empire might have given Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming a battle. But the only luck Classic Empire had in the Derby was bad luck.
The Preakness Stakes historically has been dominated by runners exiting the Kentucky Derby, but this year a couple of new shooters present interesting cases if you are inclined to take a shot against the likely favorites.
Mike Beer's horses to watch at Belmont Park for the week of May 17.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Thursday's card at Belmont Park.
Kentucky Derby winners often are well backed in the Preakness, but they have been deserving of their mutuel support. Ten of the last 20 Preakness Stakes have been won by the Derby winner, with seven other Preakness winners being beaten runners from the Derby.