Posts tagged starters
Super Saver good to go forward to the 2010 Preakness Stakes
May 15th
Trainer Todd Pletcher is not one to wheel a Kentucky Derby horse back in the Preakness Stakes two weeks later. in fact, he’s not been one to run in the Preakness at all.
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Might be full field at Pimlico
May 3rd
Led by Super Saver, winner of the 136th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs, a full field of 14 is possible for the 135th Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico, including the first three finishers from the Derby.
Super Saver – who got a Beyer Speed Figure of 104 – gave trainer Todd Pletcher his first win in the Derby, and he will be attempting to give Pletcher his first Preakness win, too. But whereas Pletcher was 0 for 24 in nine prior Derbies, he has had far fewer starters in the Preakness, just four in three runnings over the past decade. His best finish was a third with Impeachment, his first Preakness runner, in 2000.Possible Preakness Starters
Chilly star personalities: Kobe, Russell and Sean
Apr 24th
With the first round of the NBA playoffs in full swing, I’ve found myself absorbed in the sports pages more than ever, which is what drew me the other day to a surprisingly heartfelt lament from my colleague T.J. Simers, who in the course of assessing Lakers star Kobe Bryant’s often chilly and contemptuous attitude, asked the question: “I know why Kobe is angry and unhappy with me, but what’s he got against everyone else?”
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