Brody's Cause: Fundamentally sound warrior. Better horse and better odds than Cherry Wine. I'm not a big fan, but he could bull his way into a board spot.
Creator: More talent than Brody's Cause. This is a good animal. Seems to really need the race to come to him.
Destin: Would need a dream trip to beat Exaggerator at anything. Why are racing fans/pundits/figuremakers trying to say that the Tampa and SamFDavis were anything other than a Grade2/3 type of race again?? That's where all this 'Destin is Fast!' crap comes from.
Still, he's good enough to belong in the race, and has the right style.
Exaggerator: Should be right there. Highest % horse in the field. Probably over-bet.
Cherry Wine: If you consider yourself a trip handicapper, you are probably tossing this horse out of even deeper vertical exotics.
Governor Malibu: Solid horse. Doesn't seem very flashy.
Stradivari: The upset hope. He could run a big race, he could be a non-factor. 'Potential' and a respectable Preakness effort make this one interesting. Good style for this race.
Suddenbreakingnews: He already looks like a hard-hitting handicap horse when he runs down the stretch. Nice to get to see him run in a big race again.
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