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This is a very tough sequence. I considered narrowing opinions to a radical extent, trying something like a $20 play, but there are enough horses I actually like in the five races that I’ll take a swing with less of a lottery-style ticket. Only narrowing comes in race 11, The Very One, where I’ve got no backups behind three As, and in the Preakness, where – if this play is miraculously still alive – AMERICAN PHAROAH or FIRING LINE will have to get home.
There may be many of us licking our wounds from Saturday’s heavy Preakness Day action and many who hit paydirt Saturday. Either way, Sunday’s another day and another opportunity to get good. An up-and-coming turf sprinter who might turn into a stakes horse for trainer Richard Mandella can prove your linchpin in a late pick three (races 6-8).
Race 6
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Black-Eyed Susan Day previews
Handicappers Matt Bernier and Kenny Peck are going head to head with $500 to wager on the Black-Eyed Susan Day card at Pimlico.
The Preakness Day card is loaded with wagering options, but for me, it seems they saved the best for last. So my plays focus on the latter part of the card:
Race 9
Two big days of racing at Pimlico, both offering 14 races with quality horses. There are a lot of betting opportunities, and we’ll be using DRF Formulator to find one to play as well as one to avoid.
PIMLICO
Race 4 – stakes, one mile on turf
One of the advantages (or disadvantages) of being a racing reporter is you can tell when a trainer is really, really confident in what they’re telling you – and that was the case this week when I called Joe Orseno to ask him about HAPPY MY WAY (4) in the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap (race 5) on Saturday at Pimlico.
Handicappers Matt Bernier and Kenny Peck are going head to head with $500 to wager on the Black-Eyed Susan Day card at Pimlico.
Friday’s card is highlighted by the Black-Eyed Susan for 3-year-old fillies, and while there are some decent wagering opportunities I can honestly say I don’t love anything throughout the day. That’s not to be used as an excuse – on with the competition!
RACE 8 – MISS PREAKNESS
The pick four ending with the Preakness Stakes has a 50-cent minimum and $1.5 million-guaranteed pool. The sequence (races 10-13) also includes a live longshot in the Grade 2 Dixie Stakes (race 12) which will be a single on this suggested ticket.
The play is inexpensive ($25) and simple. The strategy – spread, spread, single and double the Preakness with both Bob Baffert trainees.