It’s Preakness Day, and if you haven’t done so yet, it’s time to pop open a new tab in your web browser and pull up the Pimlico past performances – DRF Formulator style.
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, the 9-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, was the 3-1 second choice in early wagering as of 6:15 p.m. Eastern on Friday. Midnight Bourbon, sixth in the Derby, is the 5-2 favorite and also the chalk in the Black-Eyed Susan/Preakness Double will-pays.
Medina Spirit and two other horses trained by Bob Baffert have cleared pre-race drug tests that were a requirement of the horses being allowed to run this weekend at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, the owner of the track said on Friday.
Daily Racing Form handicapper Mike Welsch's picks and analysis for the 146th Preakness Stakes.
Daily Racing Form handicapper Dan Illman's picks and analysis for the 146th Preakness Stakes.
Daily Racing Form handicapper Marcus Hersh's picks and analysis for the 146th Preakness Stakes.
Daily Racing Form handicapper Brad Free's picks and analysis for the 146th Preakness Stakes.
Daily Racing Form handicapper Mike Beer's picks and analysis for the 146th Preakness Stakes.
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