Well it's Preakness Time

Well it is Preakness time I hope it treats me better than what the Kentiucky Derby did. Well union rags is out waiting for the Belmont I guess. Take Charge Indy is out. See a small write up on a horse by the name of Tiger Walk. Still have to contend with I'll Have Another.

Another one drops out of Preakness Hansen now is out and next scheduled to run in the Woody Stephens Memorial on June 9 the day of the Belmont. Bodemiester will run.

It looks like a four horse race with Bodemeister at 2-1, Creative Cause at 6-1, I'll Have Another at 5-2 and Went The Day Well at 6-1.

Daddy Nose Best is at 15-1 and I still like him. Hansen just can't run at this distance and his trainer finally talked some sense into the nut case owner.

We are likely to see another match race between I'll Have Another and Bodemeister. Smart betting should be on some exactas and trifectas with the favorite four. But since I'm not a smart better I may take a flyer on Daddy Nose Best.

Hard for me to see anyone besides I'll Have Another or Bodemeister winning that race. The slightly shorter distance (1/16) will help Bodemeister but that Derby race may have taken a lot out of him. If he's left alone on an easy pace, he should hang on. If another one or two go with Bodemeister early, then I think I'll Have Another will, in fact, have another.

Would look for Creative Cause to be in the mix of things at the end. A totally differnet race with the reduction of horses starting. Kentuchy Derby is almost coming down to the horse that gets the most breaks and the least amount of trouble. 20 horses is just too many horses running for the same spot. 12/14 horses makes for a better race.

It looks like a four horse race. My prediction in order: Bodemeister 8/5, Daddy Nose Best 12/1, I'll Have Another 5/2 followed by Creative Cause 6/1. Daddy Nose Best is the only value bet but money can be made with exactas and trifectas around these four.

Weather looks good I think we will have a good horse race
Good Luck Everybody!!!

I went to the OTB this morning and bet $50 WPS on Creative Cause. His 5th place finish in the Derby was his first time out of the money. He was only 3 lengths behind the winner. Prior to that he lost by a nose to I'll Have Another in the Santa Anita Derby. The race before that he beat Bodemeister. He is 6-1 in the morning line but I think he will go off at 4-1 or 5-1.

The good news is that I boxed an exacta with I'll Take Another and Bodemeister but apparently so did every one else so it didn't pay much. I got slammed on the other races and came out just under even for the day.

In an early race a horse named Casino Host let me down but it's not the first time that a host has let me down. Such is life

Ended up with 3 tri box tickets on the Preakness and $10 box Excata and still lost money. Was too much in love with Creative Casue but this time he had no excuses he just ran out of gas. Well June 9th will be an instant replay. I will be all over Union Rags and will probably end up with the same results---lose more money. We were over at Wheeling Island Casino to bet and watch the race. Two things that happened one funny and one I actually felt sorry for the guy. 1. Guy sitting two tables across for us Key Wheel the 7 as well as the 9 with all cost him $90 each for such a little return. 2. The other case was some old guy had given his friend money to bet the Preakness about an hours or so in advance and the guy never ask for Pimilco race 12. I assume he walked up to the window and told the teller the number he wanted and was given the 11 race. The guy was in front of me when I was cashing my tickets and talk about someone getting kicked in the ass his face told the entire story. I did kinda feel sorry for him his age and he was on a walker but for that very reason I hate to take bets to the track for anyone.

I'll Have Another has the perfect running style; sit a bit off the pace and then close hard. I'm beginning to think that we will finally have a Triple Crown winner. He has run two exceptional races and, unless he doesn't take to the Belmont surface, I have no reason to expect he won't run strong again in three weeks.