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Personally, I don't understand the thinking. I realize it's not fashionable to come back on 2 weeks rest these days, but the Preakness is for $1.5 million. Given that so many Derby horses wind up passing it, the Preakness would be one of the races I'd have circled on my calendar. You have a chance to run for 1.5 million in a field that's often not particularly deep.
You could always freshen up after that. You don't have to come back quickly again to run 12F in the Belmont against freshened Derby horses and any new late bloomers. You can skip that one.
I guess if the horse comes out of the Derby really tired or you are convinced you have a 12F horse it might make sense to skip the Preakness. But other than that, I'm going to the Preakness.
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 05-17-2023 at 04:22 PM.
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