The only thing I'm certain about is that I'm betting against War of Will if he's the betting favorite. I think he's a good horse and may have a good style for the Belmont, but you couldn't get a better trip than he got in the Preakness even if God was your betting partner.
Most of the better horses from the Derby didn't go in the Preakness.
He had a fast pace in front of him while sitting in the pocket.
He saved ground.
Most of the other contenders got hung wide and lost a lot of ground on a day I made it difficult to win with wide outside moves on the turns.
Now he's going to be stretching back out to 12F after losing his punch at 10F in the Derby (albeit with some trouble).
I already like Tacitus better than him and I haven't even started looking at anyone else.
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 05-25-2019 at 11:35 AM.
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