When is preakness 2011

My pick in Derby and stuck with him for Preakness! Castanon rode him well I was pleased to see him win!! No log in. He will have trouble with the distance at Belmont. I agree that AK is probably going to win.

Animal Kingdom would have liked a few practice days on new track,he needed fewyards more.!. Posted by ghetonda.

Most TC hopefuls are sucking are in the Belmont because of the distance, but AK will leave the others in his wake. Ears pricked. Anna way they go. Ooh, Astrology is squeezed hard at the break and is already 5L oss. Dialed In brings up the rear, 12L from the leaders who are going at a blazing pace with a swcond first half.

As they enter the final turn Astrology begins his fade andFlashpoint, Shackleford andDance City continue a tight duel now 8L ahead of the others. As they approach the quarter pole, Mucho Macho Man makes a strong move from 6 back and sweeps up to the leaders as they enter the stretch. Dialed In is still last, 12L from the lead and appears to have had enough. Now here is Animal Kingdom making a strong move from the muddle of a five horse pack and he's flying down the lane.

Dialed In has found another gear and is picking off horses one by one. He is now 7L in front of Flashpoint and Dance City and What a performance ladies and gentleman. I think we have a legitimate contender for the Triple Crown. An absolutely devastating performance. Three hours later, Andy posts a Beyer for the winner. Animal Kingdo to the wire first, then Astology and then Dialed In. Good Luck to all! But history suggests bettors should hesitate before supporting horses at higher than in the betting.

In fact, 18 of the last 20 Preakness winners had previously won a graded stakes, with 14 proving their worth at the Grade 1 level prior to prevailing at Pimlico. The lone exceptions to the graded stakes trend were Shackleford and Cloud Computing , though both had placed second at the graded stakes level, with Shackleford most notably coming up a head short of victory in the Grade 1 Florida Derby. The Preakness field is still coming into focus, but one contender who looks formidable from a historical perspective is Medina Spirit.

Trained by Bob Baffert, the dark bay colt was a surprise winner of the Kentucky Derby, leading all the way to spring a Both are proven graded stakes winners, with Midnight Bourbon looming as a particularly strong contender from a historical standpoint. A clean break against a smaller field in the Preakness figures to place Midnight Bourbon in the hunt for a strong finish at what should be good odds.

Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! Keeler Johnson. Luckily the track is a little bit shorter, and Shackleford did not have to worry about tiring out. This ends the possibility of there being a Triple Crown winner until next year, but with such a tight field this year, it seemed rather unlikely anyway. Animal Kingdom was just too far back at the start to have a realistic shot, which is a shame since he ended amazingly.

Perhaps another surprise was the fall of Flashpoint, who was up there with Shackleford for most of the race before falling all the way to last. It looks like Shackleford will be the favorite as we look to the Belmont Stakes, but for now, he'll enjoy this win, and Animal Kingdom will begin planning revenge there. Results for all 14 horses are listed below, with lengths behind Shackleford in parentheses:.

Shackleford 2. King Congie 9 8.