BALTIMORE - If there was any doubt who might be going to the lead in Saturday’s $1.65 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, it seemed to be removed when National Treasure drew the rail for the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Add in the fact National Treasure will be getting blinkers added and has John Velazquez to ride, “it symbolizes to me what’s going to happen, yeah,” said Jimmy Barnes, longtime assistant to Bob Baffert, trainer of National Treasure.