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5    THOUSAND WORDS (6/1)
                                            Owner: Albaugh Family Stable &
                                            Spendthrift Farm
                                            Trainer: Bob Baffert
                                            Jockey: Florent Geroux

                                       6    JESUS’ TEAM (30/1)
                                            Owner: Grupo Seven C Stable
                                            Trainer: Jose D’Angelo
                                            Jockey: Jevian Toledo

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                                            NY TRAFFIC (15/1)
                                            Owner: John Fanelli, Cash is King,
                                            LC Racing, Paul Braverman &
                                            Team Hanley
                                            Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
                                            Jockey: Horacio Karamanos

1   EXCESSION (30/1)
    Owner: Calumet Farm
                                       8    MAX PLAYER (15/1)
                                            Owner: George Hall & SportBLX
    Trainer: Steve Asmussen                 Thoroughbreds
    Jockey: Sheldon Russell                 Trainer: Steve Asmussen
                                            Jockey: Paco Lopez

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                                            AUTHENTIC (9/5)
2   MR. BIG NEWS (12/1)
    Owner: Allied Racing Stable, LLC
                                            Owner: Spendthrift Farm,
                                            MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket
    Trainer: Bret Calhoun
                                            Stables & Starlight Racing
    Jockey: Gabriel Saez
                                            Trainer: Bob Baffert
                                            Jockey: John Velazquez

3   ART COLLECTOR (5/2)
    Owner: Bruce Lunsford
                                       10   PNEUMATIC (20/1)
                                            Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds
    Trainer: Tom Drury Jr.                  Trainer: Steve Asmussen
    Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.             Jockey: Joe Bravo

4   SWISS SKYDIVER (6/1)
    Owner: Peter J. Callahan           11   LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE
                                            (30/1)
    Trainer: Ken McPeek                     Owner: William H. Lawrence
    Jockey: Robby Albarado                  Trainer: Jorge Abreu
                                            Jockey: Trevor McCarthy

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MEET THE PREAKNESS
              CONTENDERS
              By Johnny D., @XBJohnnyD

              AUTHENTIC: He’s the wire-to-wire upset winner of the Kentucky Derby at over 8-1 odds for 6-time
              roses-wearing trainer Bob Baffert. The trainer’s record with Derby winners returning in Preakness is
              unblemished—5-for-5. Baffert won additional Preakness scrums with Derby disappointments Point
              Given and Lookin At Lucky for a record 7 wins in the traditional second leg of the Triple Crown. This year,
              things are just a bit different (the understatement of all time). With the truncated 2020 Belmont Stakes
              already in the books, Preakness is presented one month – instead of two weeks – after the Kentucky
              Derby. A month between Derby and Preakness shouldn’t bother Authentic at all. So far, not much has.
              He’s lost just 1 of 6 starts and his Derby triumph shushed critics who had suggested the colt might be
              distance-challenged. While it’s possible that extra time between this year’s Derby and Preakness might
              permit a new face to adequately prepare to challenge Authentic for current sophomore preeminence,
              that mission will need to be completed on the racetrack…and it won’t be easy.

              ART COLLECTOR: Unlucky to be forced to miss the Kentucky Derby with a slight hoof injury that
              necessitated antibiotic treatment, this Bernardini colt figures as the main contender to Authentic—
              possibly early and late in the Preakness. First across the finish in 5 consecutive races by an average
              winning margin of 4.7 lengths, Art Collector was on fire heading into the Kentucky Derby. Since
              then he’s trained beautifully at Churchill Downs. Detractors may point to Art Collector’s recent wins
              and claim that they came against colts ranked below the Grade 1 level. That would be true. He won
              three optional claimers at Churchill at distances from six furlongs to one mile and one-sixteenth,
              followed by the Grade 2 Blue Grass at one mile and one-eighth, plus a romp in the Ellis Park Derby
              at the same distance. Appearing among his well-vanquished foes is the talented filly Swiss Skydiver,
              second to Art Collector in the Blue Grass. He’s got enough speed to be close in the early going
              and he’s also shown the ability to rate just off the pace. That versatility will find him in the Baltimore
              race challenging Authentic from start to finish, and he’s worth a long look by anyone searching for a
              possible upsetter to the Derby winner.

              THOUSAND WORDS: Trainer Bob Baffert’s ‘other’ Preakness entry, this son of Pioneerof the Nile
              was entered to run in the Kentucky Derby at 15-1 odds on the morning line. He made it as far as the
              Churchill Downs saddling paddock before becoming upset and flipping over, causing assistant
              trainer Jim Barnes to break his wrist, and necessitating a scratch from the race. He has worked well
              since then and sports 4 wins from 7 starts. He won his first 3 starts, including Grade 2 and 3 stakes.
              He then went sour in two subsequent starts and was off from mid-April until July 4 when he returned
              to finish second in the Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby. He won the Shared Belief at Del Mar before his
              Derby disobedience. He’s not quite as good as Authentic or Art Collector, but could compete with
              the rest of these on his best day, especially if he makes it into the starting gate.

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MEET THE PREAKNESS
              CONTENDERS
              By Johnny D., @XBJohnnyD

              SWISS SKYDIVER: Fillies don’t often face males in US dirt races, especially in Triple Crown
              events. That’s because it takes a special gal to triumph over male counterparts. Swiss Skydiver’s
              connections think she’s got what it takes to win the 2020 Preakness. On paper, they’ve got a point.
              She’s won 5 of 10 races and earned over $1.1 million. She’s got enough speed to be close to the
              early pace and her best races fit according to speed figures. The daughter of Daredevil also will get
              a 3-pound weight allowance in the one mile and three-sixteenths test. She proved second-best in
              the Kentucky Oaks behind Shedaresthedevil last out, but convincingly won the Alabama at Saratoga
              before that. A Preakness win would be an accomplishment for the ages. Five fillies have won the
              Preakness out of 55 attempts. This Ken McPeek trainee previously faced males in Keeneland’s
              Grade 2 Blue Grass, where she finished second to Art Collector, whom she’ll meet again Saturday.

              MR. BIG NEWS: Third in the Kentucky Derby at a monstrous 46-1, this son of Giant’s Causeway
              closed ground to check in behind Authentic and favored Tiz the Law. He’s won just 2 of 8 starts—a
              Fair Grounds maiden and the Oaklawn Stakes—so he’s not expected to be as big a threat to win the
              Preakness as to possibly hit the board. His closing style often finds him losing ground on turns and
              sometimes encountering trouble in large fields. That’s what happened when he was shuffled back in
              the Grade 2 Blue Grass even though he re-rallied to finish sixth, beaten 10 lengths by Art Collector.
              The Preakness pace has to heat up to cater to his late finish and there doesn’t seem to be an
              abundance of early speed signed on; so he seems like an in-the-money play at best.

              PNEUMATIC: Rested after a well-beaten fourth in the truncated Belmont Stakes, this son of Uncle
              Mo enters Preakness off a solid score in the Pegasus at Monmouth Park. That was his third win out
              of 5 career tries. His running style ought to place him just behind the early pacesetters with plans to
              duplicate the late kick he had last out. He worked a bullet (best of 14) 1:00.80 five-eighths of a mile
              over the Saratoga training track in preparation for this.

              MAX PLAYER: This consistent son of Honor Code finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby in his first start
              for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. It was another consistent effort for a colt who also finished
              third in both the Grade 1 Travers and Belmont Stakes for then trainer Linda Rice. If he starts in the
              Preakness, he will be the only soph to have appeared in all 4 of those major 3-year-old races. He’ll
              need to make up several lengths on Derby winner Authentic, and he usually loses ground on the
              turns, but he’s got a grinding style that fits well in here for an in-the-money finish.

              LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE: Following a maiden claiming victory at the $62,500 level as a 2-year-old, this colt
              by Ghostzapper needed 6 additional starts before making a return visit to the winner’s circle in a Saratoga
              allowance race. Buoyed by that effort, the colt managed a second-placing next out in the Grade 2 Jim
              Dandy Stakes behind anticipated Preakness foe Mystic Guide. Liveyourbeastlife has won 2 of 8 starts with 1
              second and 1 third. He’s expected to race from well off the early Preakness pace for trainer Jorge Abreu.

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WHICH FACTORS FILL YOUR
                                PREAKNESS TOOLBOX?
                                 By Jeremy Plonk, @HorsePlayerNow

The 1/ST BET app uses more than 50 factors in evaluating each horse in a race, drawing from a library of more than
200,000 previous races to match past success with future success. 1/ST BET automatically matches and ranks the proven,
most successful factors in each race, and also gives you the ability to select your own set of factors to make personalized,
artificial intelligence-based selections in mere seconds. Once the final field is set for Preakness, the 1/ST INDEX selections
for the big race will be published in our updated 1/ST Preakness Wager Guide (available Thursday, October 1).

But which of the 50+ factors do you find most important when identifying your Preakness horse? We tasked handicapper
Jeremy Plonk to provide his top factors from the 1/ST BET app that fit his personal handicapping preferences for this
year’s unique, final jewel in the Triple Crown. Visit 1st.com/bet to learn more about each of the handicapping factors.

      RACE RECORD FACTORS

Jeremy’s Take: In the Preakness Stakes historically, you’re looking for a horse with recent race experience and proven class. It
hasn’t been an event kind to those rising in class or those who have been away from the races for an extended period. Don’t
overemphasize the last finish; consider last year’s Derby-to-Preakness rebound by War of Will and that of Oxbow in 2013.
• Days Since Last Race: The number of days since the horse’s most recent start. Healthy horses race every 3-8 weeks.
• Last Race Class: The Class value of a race is computed by looking at all the horses in a race. 1/ST BET looks at how fast
    those horses have run in their careers, over the last few races, how much they have earned lifetime, as well as the purse values.
• Avg. Last 3 Race Classes: The average class value for the last 3 races the horse has run in.
• Average Last 3 Purses: The average of the last 3 purse values of the races the horse was in.
• In The Money Percent: The percentage of times the horse has finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd in his career.
• Horses beaten (% average placement last 5 races): This number looks at which position a horse finished in a race and
    determines how many horses he beat in that race.

       SPEED FACTORS
Jeremy’s Take: Being fast always matters, and the Preakness is no different. Not only are you looking for horses who are consistently
fast, but capable on their most brilliant day of popping fastest of all. This race comes at the end of a long 3-year-old campaign this
year, so which of the runners can tap into their best? And, more importantly, is that best good enough to best the rest?
• Best Lifetime Speed Number: This is the best speed number the horse has run in its lifetime regardless of distance,
     surface, or track condition.
• Best Speed Last 3: When considering the horse’s last 3 races, this is the highest number earned in those three.
• Avg. Best 2 of Last 3: This factor looks at the last 3 races, finds the best 2 speed numbers of the three and averages those. This
     can be a powerful factor since it tosses the lowest number, which may have been due to circumstances beyond a horse’s control.

       PACE FACTORS

Jeremy’s Take: We know horses battling for the front win about two-thirds of all dirt races in North America, and the Preakness has
long been a race that’s shined on horses with tactical speed. Outside of Exaggerator’s deep rally as a mud freak in 2016, and legends
Curlin (2007) and Point Given (2001), you’re hard-pressed to find a Preakness champ who came from more than 5 lengths back over
the past 2 decades. Consider the early pace figures (E1, E2) important, but, again, don’t get sold on just the last number.
• Avg. of last 3 E1 pace: Represents the average of the last 3 E1 pace figures the horse has earned.
• Avg. of last 3 E2 pace: Represents the average of the last 3 E2 pace figures the horse has earned.

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We searched the 1/ST BET archives to re-examine the last 5 editions of the Preakness Stakes. See where the winners
ranked best in their respective fields in terms of handicapping factors, and look for those commonalities with this year’s
runners when using the 1/ST BET app to handicap the final jewel in the Triple Crown. As you’ll see, the 1/ST BET app has
delivered the last 5 Preakness winners among its top 3 factor category leaders – American Pharoah, Exaggerator, Cloud
Computing, Justify and War of Will. Learn More.

2019                                      2018 - CONTINUED                          2016

WINNER: WAR OF WILL                                                                 WINNER: EXAGGERATOR
                                                 AVG. OFF-TRACK EARNINGS
RANKED FIRST IN 13 FACTORS:                                                         RANKED FIRST IN 6 FACTORS
                                                 BEST LIFETIME SPEED
       LAST PURSE                                HORSES DEFEATED %                         LAST E2 PACE
       LAST RACE CLASS                           AVG. SPEED BEST 2 OF LAST 3               AVG. LAST 3 TURN TIME
       BEST SPEED TURF                           LAST E1 PACE                              AVG. SPEED LAST 3
       AVG. TURF EARNINGS                        TRAINER-JOCKEY WIN % 2 YEARS              TRAINER CURRENT YEAR
       DAYS SINCE LAST RACE                      AVG. OF LAST 3 E1 PACE                    AVG. OF LAST 3 E2
       JOCKEY TRAINER ROI MEET                   BEST SPEED LAST 3                         LAST E1 PACE
       AVG. EARNINGS TODAY’S TRACK               WIN %
       BEST SPEED TODAY’S TRACK                                                     HORSES WHO LED MOST FACTORS:
                                                 JOCKEY WIN % 6 MONTHS
       T/J COMBO WIN % MEET                                                         NYQUIST (11), UNCLE LINO (8),
                                                 JOCKEY WIN % 1 YEAR
       TRAINER CURRENT MEET                                                         EXAGGERATOR (6)

       DISTANCE PEDIGREE RATING          HORSES WHO LED MOST FACTORS:
       DIRT PEDIGREE RATING              JUSTIFY (22), QUIP (13), GOOD MAGIC        2015
       TURF PEDIGREE RATING              AND LONE SAILOR (5)
                                                                                    WINNER: AMERICAN PHAROAH
HORSES WHO LED MOST FACTORS:                                                        RANKED FIRST IN 17 FACTORS:
WAR OF WILL AND IMPROBABLE (13),                                                           AVG LAST 3 PURSE
                                          2017
WARRIOR’S CHARGE (7)                                                                       LAST PURSE
                                          WINNER: CLOUD COMPUTING                          AVG. EARNINGS TODAY’S DISTANCE
                                          RANKED FIRST IN 6 FACTORS                        DAYS SINCE LAST RACE
2018
                                                                                           LAST RACE CLASS
                                                 LAST E2 PACE
WINNER: JUSTIFY                                                                            BEST SPEED THIS DISTANCE
                                                 AVG. LAST 3 TURN TIME
RANKED FIRST IN 22 FACTORS                                                                 SPEED LAST RACE
                                                 AVG. SPEED LAST 3
       AVG. SPEED LAST 3                                                                   BEST SPEED ALL WEATHER
                                                 TRAINER CURRENT YEAR
       AVG. EARNINGS TODAY’S DISTANCE                                                      HORSES DEFEATED %
                                                 AVG. OF LAST 3 E2
       LAST E2 PACE                                                                        AVG LIFETIME EARNINGS
                                                 LAST E1 PACE
       BEST SPEED THIS DISTANCE                                                            BEST SPEED OFF TRACK
       BEST SPEED OFF TRACK               HORSES WHO LED MOST FACTORS:                     AVG OFF TRACK EARNINGS
       BEST SPEED FAST TRACK              MULTIPLIER (13), ALWAYS DREAMING                 AVG ALL WEATHER EARNINGS
       AVG. LIFETIME EARNINGS             (9), CLOUD COMPUTING (6)                         TRAINER WIN % 6 MONTHS
       BEST SPEED LAST RACE                                                                TRAINER CURRENT YEAR
       TRAINER WIN % 1 YEAR                FACTOR CATEGORIES:                            LAST FINISH POSITION
                                                                                    Justify (2018)
       AVG. OF LAST 3 E2 PACE                    = PERFORMANCE                           TRAINER WIN % 1 YEAR
       TRAINER CURRENT YEAR                      = RESULTS
                                                                                    HORSES WHO LED MOST FACTORS:
                                                 = JOCKEY+ TRAINER
                                                                                    AMERICAN PHAROAH (18),
                                                 = PEDIGREE
                                                                                    DORTMUND (11), DIVINING ROD (7)

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                 HORSE                                        WIN%          PLACE%         SHOW%         FAIR ODDS

      1          EXCESSION                                     3%             6%             10%            30/1

      2          MR. BIG NEWS                                  6%            15%            24%             15/1

      3          ART COLLECTOR                                 8%            15%            33%             12/1

      4          SWISS SKYDIVER                               14%            34%            50%              6/1

      5          THOUSAND WORDS                                6%            13%            27%             15/1

      6          JESUS’ TEAM                                   4%             8%             9%             25/1

      7          NY TRAFFIC                                   10%            19%            29%              9/1

      8          MAX PLAYER                                   10%            30%            37%              9/1

      9          AUTHENTIC                                    33%            43%            53%              2/1

     10          PNEUMATIC                                     3%             9%            20%             30/1

      11         LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE                             4%             8%             9%             25/1

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Race # - Post Time               Win     Place   Show   Fair Odds   Race # - Post Time             Win   Place   Show   Fair Odds

RACE 1 (11:00AM ET) // SELIMA S. ($150K)                            RACE 6 (2:01PM ET) // G2 DINNER PARTY S. ($250K)

  4      DOMAIN EXPERTISE       33%      48%     53%      2/1          7      FACTOR THIS          26%   51%     64%      5/2

  2      GOLDEN VOICE           20%      31%     53%      4/1          2      SOMELIKEITHOTBROWN   25%   42%     59%      3/1

   1     FLUFFY SOCKS           14%      33%     57%      6/1          3      HEMBREE              17%   33%     50%      5/1

  3      INVINCIBLE GAL (GB)     9%      27%     42%     10/1          6      DOCTOR MOUNTY        10%   25%     42%      10/1

RACE 2 (11:35AM ET) // G3 GALLORETTE S. ($150K)                     RACE 7 (2:42PM ET) // G3 DE FRANCIS DASH ($200K)

  3      SHE’SONTHEWARPATH      31%      48%     61%      5/2         5      LANDESKOG             28%   48%     59%      5/2

   1     JULIET FOXTROT (GB)    19%      35%     51%      9/2         3      EASTERN BAY           19%   32%     47%      9/2

  8      VARENKA                11%      34%     46%      9/1          1     ADMIRAL LYNCH         16%   27%     40%      5/1

  6      STORM THE HILL         11%      29%     43%      9/1         4      LAKI                  12%   27%     37%      8/1

RACE 3 (12:10PM ET) // SKIPAT S. ($100K)                            RACE 8 (3:22PM ET) // LAUREL FUTURITY ($150K)

  6      BRONX BEAUTY           30%      52%     65%      5/2         8      HIDDEN ENEMY (IRE)    18%   30%     42%      9/2

  5      BYE BYE J              28%      40%     60%      5/2         9      TIJUANA BRASS         17%   32%     44%      5/1

   1     CHALON                 11%      30%     49%      9/1         10     NAUTILUS              15%   32%     45%      6/1

  4      LIZA STAR              10%      32%     50%     10/1         4      KIDNAPPED             11%   22%     32%      9/1

RACE 4 (12:46PM ET) // HILLTOP S. ($100K)                           RACE 9 (4:02PM ET) // JAMES W. MURPHY S. ($100K)

  2      CHART                  30%      40%     53%      5/2         11     BUY LAND AND SEE      30%   40%     51%      5/2

  4      AMERICAN GIANT         10%      23%     28%     10/1          1     CHOCOLATE BAR         10%   23%     27%     10/1

  3      CARAVEL                10%      20%     33%     10/1         13     BYE BYE MELVIN        10%   20%     32%     10/1

  11     LUCKY JINGLE           10%      14%     28%     10/1         7      VANZZY                10%   14%     27%     10/1

RACE 5 (1:22PM ET) // G3 MISS PREAKNESS S. ($150K)                  RACE 10 (4:41PM ET) // G2 BLACK-EYED SUSAN S. ($250K)

  5      MUNDAYE CALL           29%      50%     63%      5/2         5      BONNY SOUTH           28%   42%     53%      5/2

   1     AIN’T NO ELMERS        20%      34%     51%      4/1         8      HOPEFUL GROWTH        14%   30%     38%      6/1

  3      FLY ON ANGEL           17%      29%     43%      5/1         9      MISS MARISSA          11%   32%     43%      9/1

   7     PRINCESS CADEY         13%      29%     40%      7/1         10     LANDING ZONE          10%   17%     30%     10/1

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PREAKNESS STAKES
WAGERING FACTS
Below are some informative wagering tidbits from past Preakness Stakes events.

WIN-PLACE-SHOW ODDS                                                     DERBY WINNERS IN PREAKNESS
(Last 20 Years, Odds to $1)                                             (Last 15 Years)
Win Odds: Average: 4.65                                                 Year       Horse		                Fin.		   Odds.
High: 15.40 (Oxbow, 2013)                                               2019       -did not compete-
Low: .20 (Big Brown, 2008)                                              2018       Justify		              1st		    2-5*
Notable: Preakness winner has been 6-1 or less in 16 of the             2017       Always Dreaming        8th		    6-5*
last 20 years.                                                          2016       Nyqust		               3rd		    3-5*
                                                                        2015       American Pharoah       1st		    4-5*
Place Odds: Average: 14.59                                              2014       California Chrome      1st		    1-2*
High: 45.70 (Magic Weisner, 2002)                                       2013       Orb		                  4th		    3-5*
Low: 1.30 (Street Sense, 2007)                                          2012       I’ll Have Another      1st		    3-1
Notable: The runner-up has been 15-1 or more odds in 4 of the           2011       Animal Kingdom         2nd		    2-1*
last 5 years, including 29-1 Everfast in 2019.                          2010       Super Saver            8th 		   9-5*
                                                                        2009       Mine That Bird         2nd 		   6-1
Show Odds: Average: 12.44                                               2008       Big Brown              1st 		   1-5*
High: 31.70 (Senior Investment, 2017)                                   2007       Street Sense           2nd		    6-5*
Low: .70 (Nyquist, 2016)                                                2006       Barbaro                dnf		    1-2*
Notable: Nyquist (2016) is the only Preakness favorite to finish        2005       Giacomo                3rd      6-1
third in the last 20 years.                                             *Preakness Favorite

EXACTA PAYOFFS                                                          LONGSHOT WINNERS
(Last 20 years, $2 Payoffs)                                             (15-1 or More, All-Time)
Average: $146.40                                                        $2 Payoff Horse		                 Year
High: $947.00 (War of Will-Everfast, 2019)                              $48.80 Master Derby               1975
Low: $18.20 (California Chrome-Ride On Curlin, 2014)                    $45.60 Coventry                   1925
Notable: 17 of the last 20 exactas have had at least 1 horse 3-1        $40.70     Display		              1926
or less on the ticket.                                                  $39.40     Bee Bee Bee            1972
                                                                        $32.80     Oxbow		                2013
TRIFECTA PAYOFFS                                                        $32.00 Hindus		                   1900
(Last 20 years, $1 Payoffs)                                             $32.00 Don Enrique                1907
Average: $816.45
High: $4,699.80 (War of Will-Everfast-Owendale, 2019)                   HIGHEST-PRICED SUPERFECTA FINISHERS
Low: $35.40 (I’ll Have Another-Bodemeister-Creative Cause, 2012)        (Last 15 Years, Odds to $1)
Notable: Last year’s payoff was the largest trifecta in Preakness       Odds       Horse		                Year		   Fin.
history, which began offering the bet in 1987.                          39.90      Macho Again            2008     2ND
                                                                        31.70      Senior Investment      2017		   3RD
SUPERFECTA PAYOFFS                                                      29.40      Hemingway’s Key        2006     3RD
(Last 20 years, $1 Payoffs)                                             29.30      Everfast               2019		   3RD
Average: $5,997.93 (Average Odds of Fourth-place finishers is 11.6-1)   28.50      Tale of Verve          2015		   2ND
High: $51,924 (War of Will-Everfast-Owendale-Warrior’s Charge, 2019)    26.10      Tenfold                2018		   3RD
Low: $173.80 (California Chrome-Ride On Curlin-Social Inclusion-        25.40      Flying Private         2009		   4TH
General A Rod, 2014)                                                    25.10      Racecar Rhapsody       2008     4TH
Notable: Last year’s superfecta payout of $51,924 was more than
$33,000 larger than any previous return in the bet’s 22-year history.

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  JEFF                           ZOE                           JOHN                            MILLIE
  SIEGEL                         CADMAN                        DESANTIS                        BALL
  @jsiegelracing                 @zoecadman                    @XBJohnnyD                      @camillayakteen

  AUTHENTIC                      ART COLLECTOR                 ART COLLECTOR                   AUTHENTIC
  ART COLLECTOR                  THOUSAND WORDS                AUTHENTIC                       ART COLLECTOR
  PNEUMATIC                      MR. BIG NEWS                  SWISS SKYDIVER                  SWISS SKYDIVER
  MR. BIG NEWS                   SWISS SKYDIVER                MAX PLAYER                      LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE

  JON                            MICHELLE                       RON                            JEREMY
  WHITE                          YU                             NICOLETTI                      PLONK
  @PostTimeJon                   @TheMichelleYu                 @ronic17                       @horseplayernow

  AUTHENTIC                      AUTHENTIC                      ART COLLECTOR                  AUTHENTIC
  ART COLLECTOR                  ART COLLECTOR                  MAX PLAYER                     ART COLLECTOR
  SWISS SKYDIVER                 SWISS SKYDIVER                 AUTHENTIC                      LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE
  PNEUMATIC                      MR. BIG NEWS                   MR. BIG NEWS                   SWISS SKYDIVER

  MATT                           STAN                           EDDIE                          BRENT
  DINERMAN                       SALTER                         OLCZYK                         MUSBURGER
  @3coltshandicap                @MDHorseRadio                                                 @brentmusburger

  ART COLLECTOR                  AUTHENTIC                      ART COLLECTOR                  AUTHENTIC
  AUTHENTIC                      ART COLLECTOR                  AUTHENTIC                      ART COLLECTOR
  PNEUMATIC                      SWISS SKYDIVER                 LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE              SWISS SKYDIVER
  SWISS SKYDIVER                 PNEUMATIC                      MAX PLAYER                     THOUSAND WORDS

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CHAMPIONSHIP MAY BE ON LINE                                                                PREAKNESS HISTORY
By Jeff Siegel, @jsiegelracing                                                             THE LAST...

ANALYSIS: This year’s Preakness won’t produce a Triple Crown winner, but it could          KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER TO WIN:
decide an Eclipse Award in the 3-year-old male division. Hard to believe? Well, after      JUSTIFY (2018)
AUTHENTIC fought off odds-on Kentucky Derby favorite Tiz the Law at Churchill
Downs to register a legitimate, highly-rated victory, his 2020 record of four wins (with   KENTUCKY DERBY RUNNER-UP TO WIN:
one second) in five starts suddenly compares very favorably with the colt that most        EXAGERRATOR (2016)
assumed had wrapped up divisional honors before the calendar had even flipped
to July. Tiz the Law can’t gain any revenge in Maryland, he’s staying home. So,            KENTUCKY DERBY SHOW HORSE TO WIN:

while AUTHENTIC may be a need-the-lead type – and credit trainer Bob Baffert for           CURLIN (2007)
recognizing this prior to the Run for the Roses – he should have every chance to add
                                                                                           KENTUCKY DERBY OFF THE BOARD
another classic win to his glittering resume against a field that on paper promises to
hand him another uncontested lead.                                                         FINISHER TO WIN:
                                                                                           WAR OF WILL (2019)
MAIN CONTENDERS: ART COLLECTOR, not AUTHENTIC, was the colt considered to
                                                                                           KENTUCKY DERBY EXACTA TO REPEAT 1-2
be Tiz the Law’s most serious rival in the Derby; but the winner of five straight races
(one was taken away due to a bad test) came up with a hoof problem a few days before       IN PREAKNESS:
the race and wasn’t even entered. He’s healthy now – a spectacular workout, his best       I’LL HAVE ANOTHER-BODEMEISTER (2012),
ever, at Churchill Downs Sept. 19 shows he hasn’t lost a step. Trip handicappers can       PRIOR TO THAT CHARISMATIC-MENIFEE (1999)
easily envision the son of Bernardini drafting into a cozy, stalking position behind
AUTHENTIC and then mounting a serious challenge from the quarter-pole home.                KENTUCKY DERBY TRIFECTA TO REPEAT
Tiz the Law enjoyed the same kind of trip in Louisville, but could never get by. ART       1-2-3 IN PREAKNESS:
COLLECTOR, fresh, improving and extremely dangerous, just might.                           AFFIRMED-ALYDAR-BELIEVE IT (1978)

VALUE PLAYS: PNEUMATIC (20-1) received a confidence-building win in the listed             NON-KENTUCKY DERBY ALUM TO WIN:
Pegasus at Monmouth Park, doing so with authority and career-top number. He may            CLOUD COMPUTING (2017); PRIOR RACHEL
not be good enough to win, but with another forward move, he can at least hit the          ALEXANDRA (2009)
board at a big price. MR. BIG NEWS (12-1) has raced 8 times, and in every start his
Beyer Speed Figure has taken a forward move, his most recent triple-digit career-top       PREPPED LAST AT PIMLICO TO WIN:
accomplished when a willing third in the Kentucky Derby. He’s a relentless closing-        BEE BEE BEE (1972)
type, so trifecta players probably should use him somewhere on their ticket.
                                                                                           JOCKEY TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK:

$100 WAGERING STRATEGY:                                                                    VICTOR ESPINOZA (2014-’15) WITH CALIFORNIA
• $20 Exacta Box: AUTHENTIC and ART COLLECTOR ($40)                                        CHROME AND AMERICAN PHAROAH
• $5 Exacta Box: AUTHENTIC, ART COLLECTOR, PNEUMATIC ($30)
                                                                                           JOCKEY TO WIN HIS DEBUT:
• $10 Exacta Part-Wheel: AUTHENTIC over ART COLLECTOR, PNEUMATIC,
  MR. BIG NEWS ($30)                                                                       TYLER GAFFALIONE (2019) ABOARD WAR OF WILL

TOP 4 PICKS
1. AUTHENTIC                                  3. PNEUMATIC
2. ART COLLECTOR                              4. MR. BIG NEWS

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TASK TOUGHENS FOR AUTHENTIC                                                                            STATS & TRENDS
By Jeremy Plonk, @HorsePlayerNow                                                                 2019 PREAKNESS HANDLE TOTALS
                                                                                                 (Handle in Millions Except for Double)
ANALYSIS: Eleventh-hour field inclusions of fleet SWISS SKYDIVER and NY TRAFFIC                  Pool		                       Handle
                                                                                                 Win,Place, Show: 			         $21.8
have altered the path to Preakness glory for the favorite, the Bob Baffert-trained
                                                                                                 Trifecta: 				               $13.2
AUTHENTIC. While he’s still clearly the horse to beat, the Kentucky Derby winner                 Exacta: 				                 $11.8
now must present a more staunch performance than what was expected a week ago                    Superfecta: 			              $6.8
when only ART COLLECTOR looked to be in his pace league. Still, AUTHENTIC will be                Pick Four: 			               $3.1
Baffert’s sixth Kentucky Derby winner to bound into Baltimore, and he is yet to lose             Black-Eyed Susan/
here with one of those.                                                                          Preakness Double:            $810,332

                                                                                                 HALF-MILE LEADERS
MAIN CONTENDERS: AUTHENTIC, give or take a few strides, has been behind just                     Year Horse		          		                 Fin.
3 horses for any length of time in his 6-race career. He displays the high cruising              2019 Warrior’s Charge		                  4th
speed and late, video-game spurt evident in so many Baffert trainees over the years.             2018 Justify				                         1st
The Preakness pace plays to his favor. While not as mechanically efficient or mentally           2017 Always Dreaming		                   8th
connected as American Pharoah or Justify, his raw physical ability has amassed a near-           2016 Nyquist				                         3rd
                                                                                                 2015 American Pharoah		                  1st
perfect resume. The 4-week span from Derby to Preakness is the quickest of his career,
                                                                                                 2014 Pablo Del Monte		                   6th
a week shorter than between his Santa Anita Derby second and Haskell victory. But                2013 Oxbow				                           1st
Baffert trainees rarely ever ‘bounce.’ ART COLLECTOR, by Preakness winner Bernardini,            2012 Bodemeister		                       2nd
blitzed all 4 fields he faced this year since coming to Tommy Drury’s barn. His Grade            2011 Flashpoint				                      14th
2 Blue Grass score was flattered when his pursuers came back to win the Grade 1                  2010 First Dude				                      2nd
Alabama and Grade 2 Pat Day Mile, as well as finish third in the Kentucky Derby, the latter
                                                                                                 PREAKNESS WINNERS WHO SKIPPED DERBY
by way of MR. BIG NEWS. Since then, ART COLLECTOR has trained well and shown no
                                                                                                 (Since 1970)
effects of the minor foot injury that kept him out of the Run for the Roses. Filly SWISS         Year    Horse
SKYDIVER has had a remarkably successful, but difficult campaign and travel. This is an          2017 Cloud Computing
ambitious spot after a Kentucky Oaks that was short of her best, but she’s respected.            2009 Rachel Alexandra
                                                                                                 2006 Bernardini
VALUE PLAYS: If this race comes down to AUTHENTIC and ART COLLECTOR, as it should,               2000 Red Bullet
                                                                                                 1983 Deputed Testamony
those seeking a big return for a small investment will need to find a longshot exotics player.
                                                                                                 1982 Aloma’s Ruler
Sire Ghostzapper’s offspring have a profitable ROI and are 20% winners on the Pimlico            1980 Codex
dirt. Strong-finishing LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE has continued to improve, the pace scenario             1972     Bee Bee Bee
has turned favorable and will pair with Maryland’s leading rider Trevor McCarthy.
                                                                                                   ? KNOW THIS
$100 WAGERING STRATEGY:
• $50 Trifecta: AUTHENTIC with ART COLLECTOR with LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE ($50)                        War of Will (2019) became the 16th Preakness
• $20 Exacta: AUTHENTIC with LIVE YOUR BEAST LIFE ($20)                                          winner since 1900 to have rebounded from a
• $20 Trifecta: ART COLLECTOR with AUTHENTIC with LIVEYOURBEAST LIFE ($20)                       Kentucky Derby finish of fifth or worse.

• $10 Exacta: ART COLLECTOR with LIVE YOUR BEAST LIFE ($10)

TOP 4 PICKS
1. AUTHENTIC                                    3. LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE
2. ART COLLECTOR                                4. SWISS SKYDIVER

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8TH PREAKNESS WIN FOR BAFFERT LOOMS
By Brent Musburger, @brentmusburger

ANALYSIS: Never bet against Bob Baffert in the Preakness, especially when he brings in a Kentucky Derby winner. He and 19th
century trainer R. Wyndham Walden share the record with 7 victories each in this race. Baffert can have it all to himself if either
AUTHENTIC or THOUSAND WORDS wins this first-ever autumn running of the Preakness. When he brings a Kentucky Derby winner
to Baltimore, Baffert is 5-for-5, and AUTHENTIC is favored to maintain that perfect record. His two most-recent Preakness wins
came with Triple Crown champions American Pharoah and Justify. Obviously there will be no such sweep this year; the Belmont
Stakes is long past, and the winner Tiz The Law will not be at Pimlico. But AUTHENTIC is certainly in the running for Horse of the
Year if he meets the expectations of the betting public. Hall of Fame jockey John Velázquez is up again as he was in the Derby, and
he will be looking to complete the career Triple Crown on a colt that has won 5 of his 6 starts. AUTHENTIC’S only loss was a runner-
up finish to the now-retired Honor A. P. in the Santa Anita Derby, and that was before Velázquez came aboard.

MAIN CONTENDERS: I will nominate ART COLLECTOR to chase AUTHENTIC home. I love his rider Brian Hernandez Jr., who, as Jay
Privman pointed out in his story for the Daily Racing Form, is from Rajin’ Cajun country and one of the most respected jockeys in the
business. Hernandez has been aboard ART COLLECTOR in the morning for trainer Tommy Drury, who would have been asked to
hand the horse off to trainer Rusty Arnold had he not done such a good job with him during the spring. Before he grabbed a quarter
in a morning gallop to knock himself out of the Kentucky Derby, ART COLLECTOR won all 4 of his starts this year, including the Blue
Grass. The surprise to me was trainer Kenny McPeek’s entry of SWISS SKYDIVER, the runner-up in the Kentucky Oaks and the first
filly in 6 years to be entered in the Preakness. She also finished second to ART COLLECTOR in the Blue Grass, so she can clearly
keep up with the boys.

VALUE PLAYS: The top 3 contenders all exhibit early speed, and on the surface it would appear THOUSAND WORDS does, too. But
his August victory at Del Mar with a 104 Beyer was against only 3 other horses. Against bigger fields he has stalked the pace, and
there is every reason to think he will do it again at Pimlico. Deep closers MR. BIG NEWS and MAX PLAYER finished third and fifth,
respectively, in the Derby, and they will be relying on the early speed to come back to them late in the race. NY TRAFFIC tried to
keep up with AUTHENTIC at Churchill Downs before he withered to an eighth-place finish. PNEUMATIC may stalk the pace as he
did winning the Pegasus at Monmouth Park. He and MAX PLAYER are trained by Steve Asmussen, as is EXCESSION, a colt coming
off a 6-month break after finishing a close second in the Rebel Stakes.

$100 WAGERING STRATEGY:
• $50 Win-Place: AUTHENTIC ($100)

TOP 4 PICKS
1. AUTHENTIC                                 3. SWISS SKYDIVER
2. ART COLLECTOR                             4. THOUSAND WORDS

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FAITH REMAINS IN ART COLLECTOR                                                                    EDZO’S PREAKNESS DAY
                                                                                                  SPOT PLAYS
By Eddie Olcyzk @1stbet
                                                                                                  RACE 4 // HILLTOP STAKES
ANALYSIS: Watching these 3-year-olds prep all season toward the delayed Triple                    #4 American Giant (6-1 ML)
Crown, the horse I really wanted to bet finally will get his chance to run in Saturday’s          In a race with a very hot pace, his only chance
Preakness. ART COLLECTOR has had my attention for months, and he’ll have the                      is to rate and finish up strong. He seems to be
attention of the Kentucky Derby winner AUTHENTIC when those two lock up at Pimlico.               a better horse his last 2 races since the layoff
The two favorites appear trustworthy in the series finale, but horseplayers looking for           from January to July. Win bet. Daily Double
value will be digging for a longshot to include in the exotics.                                   4-4 and Pick Three 4-4-3 to Sound Machine
                                                                                                  and Hembree in the next pair of races.
MAIN CONTENDERS: AUTHENTIC is the favorite and Bob Baffert merits respect in
the Preakness. But Baffert’s past success (a record 7 wins in this race) only should help
the price on ART COLLECTOR, who is a fair 5-2 in the morning line. ART COLLECTOR                  RACE 5 // G3 MISS PREAKNESS STAKES
should get a great trip. He’s tactical; if it goes really quick, he can sit. If for some reason   #4 Sound Machine (4-1 ML)
AUTHENTIC doesn’t show his customary speed, he can be right there from the break.                 Favorite Mundaye Call is very fast early and
Expect ART COLLECTOR to be sitting just behind AUTHENTIC, and perhaps NY                          could have company with Ain’t No Elmers
TRAFFIC and SWISS SKYDIVER, with a chance to pounce. ART COLLECTOR has been                       and Fly On Angel. Sound Machine has the
lights out since going around 2 turns and really has found his stride. I’m not worried            ability to rate and that will be key. The second
about his minor foot issue that kept him out of the Kentucky Derby.                               race off a layoff could move her forward
                                                                                                  after hinting at much promise this winter
VALUE PLAYS: LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE will be my price player. The runner-up in the Jim                  at Gulfstream. Win bet. Daily Double 4-3 to
Dandy should get the distance and won’t have to close from out of the clouds like some            Hembree in the next race.
of the other longshot considerations. You can catch my last-minute analysis on the NBC
telecast (4:30-6 pm ET), but honestly, I don’t really like anyone else in the race. It’s these    RACE 6 // G2 DINNER PARTY STAKES
3 for me. MAX PLAYER could clunk up for the bottom of the superfecta.                             #3 Hembree (9-2 ML)
                                                                                                  Late runner gets a lot of speed to run at in
$100 WAGERING STRATEGY:                                                                           this one. I’m concerned that he’s won just
• $40 Win: ART COLLECTOR ($40)                                                                    6 times from 37 starts (17 times second
• $16 Exacta: ART COLLECTOR with AUTHENTIC ($16)                                                  or third), but this matchup suits his style.
• $8 Exacta: ART COLLECTOR with LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE ($8)                                            Expect even-money favorite Factor This and
• $1 Trifecta Part-Wheel: ART COLLECTOR with AUTHENTIC,                                           Somelikeithotbrown to provide a legitimate
  LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE with ALL ($18)                                                                pace. Win bet.
• $1 Trifecta Part-Wheel: ART COLLECTOR with ALL with AUTHENTIC,
  LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE ($18)

TOP 4 PICKS
1. ART COLLECTOR                                  3. LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE
2. AUTHENTIC                                      4. MAX PLAYER

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                                  WORKOUT ANALYSIS
                                  By Milie Ball (@camillayakteen)

XBTV, part of the 1/ST family, is your home for the best workout video, analysis and
information. Workout analyst Millie Ball has kept an eye on the top Preakness contenders
in the morning and provides her video study.

Click the horse’s name to view the videos, courtesy Churchill Downs.

HORSE                 DATE      TRACK                 DISTANCE     CONDITION          TIME
Authentic              9/19     Churchill            5 furlongs    fast              :59.20

I was glad to see a very typical work from Authentic 14 days after his mile and one-quarter
victory in the Kentucky Derby. He was alert, moving his ears to and fro, for the duration
of the work and demonstrated good energy when asked to work on out seven-eighths
of a mile. He was given an official 5F clocking of :59.20. His trainer Bob Baffert followed
him out 6 furlongs in 1:12 on his watch and 7 furlongs in 1:25.80, commenting that he was
“cruising, like a Derby winner!” (Baffert’s full reaction, courtesy of the Kentucky HBPA,
here. ) Authentic remained at Churchill Downs after the Derby and did not return to Santa
Anita, a move typical of Baffert’s past Derby-Preakness contenders.

Art Collector           9/19    Churchill            5 furlongs    fast             :59.40

Art Collector’s 5-furlong time was only 1/5 of a second slower than Authentic’s that same
morning of Sept. 19 at Churchill Downs. I couldn’t fault the Blue Grass winner’s work
either. He found his rhythm quickly and worked an enthusiastic five-eighths, showing
zeal on the long gallop-out. His untimely foot issue, grabbing himself while training for
the Kentucky Derby, appears to be well and truly behind him.

Thousand Words           9/19     Churchill          5 furlongs    fast            1:02.40

Thousand Words has proven to be a tough customer. When put with company in his
last two works at Del Mar, he was too keen. Then on Sept. 19 at Churchill when working
alone, he was lazy, completing his 5-furlong drill in a half-hearted 1:02.40 with jockey
Florent Geroux persuading him. Regardless of that, he does have a long, fluid stride
and looks healthy after his Derby paddock mishap.

Mr. Big News             9/18    Churchill           4 furlongs    fast            :48.40

Notebook: Mr. Big News returned to the workout tab under the lights the morning of
Sept. 18, and Jennie Rees of the Kentucky HBPA’s publicity staff discussed the colt’s
Preakness outlook with owner Chester Thomas.

                                                                                              Art Collector

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Exacta Box: ($1 Wager)                                      Trifecta Key: ($.50 Wager)
   2 horse box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2         1 Horse with 3 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3
   3 horse box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6         (Example: 1/ 2, 3, 4/ 2, 3, 4)
   4 horse box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $12         1 Horse with 4 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6
   5 horse box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20          (Example: 1/ 2, 3, 4, 5/ 2, 3, 4, 5)
   6 horse box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30          1 Horse with 5 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
   7 horse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42         (Example: 1/ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6/ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
   8 horse box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56          1 Horse with 6 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15
                                                                 (Example: 1/ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Exacta Wheel: ($1 Wager)                                         1 Horse with 7 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
One Horse with All                                               (Example: 1/ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8/ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
   6 horse field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $5
   7 horse field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $6    Superfecta Box: ($.10 Wager)
   8 horse field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $7       4 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.40
   9 horse field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $8       5 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12
   10 horse field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9       6 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36

Trifecta Box: ($.50 Wager)                                  Superfecta Wheel: ($.10 Wager)
     3 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3     One Horse with All with All with All
     4 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12    	(Example: 1/All/All/All or All/1/All/All or All/All/1/All or All/ All/ All/1)
     5 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30       7 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $12
     6 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60       8 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
     7 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105        9 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33.60
     8 Horse Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168        10 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.40

Trifecta Wheel: ($.50 Wager)                                One Horse with Two Horses with All with All
One Horse with All with All                                 	(Example: 1/2,3/All/All or 2,3/1/All/All or 1/All/All/ 2,3 or
     (Example: 1/All/All or All/1/All or All/All/1)            2,3/All/All/1 or All/All/1/ 2,3 or All/All/2,3/ 1)
     7 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $15      7 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4
     8 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $21      8 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6
     9 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28       9 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.40
     10 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36        10 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.20

One Horse with Two Horses with All                          Superfecta Key: ($.10 Wager)
	(Example: 1/2,3/All or 2,3/1/All or 1/All/2,3               1 Horse with 3 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $.60
   or 2,3/All/1 or All/1/2,3 or All/2,3/1)                     (Example: 1/2, 3, 4/2, 3, 4/2, 3, 4)
   7 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5        1 Horse with 4 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.40
   8 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6        (Example: 1/2, 3, 4, 5/2, 3, 4, 5/2, 3, 4, 5)
   9 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $7       1 Horse with 5 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6
   10 Horse Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8         (Example: 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 6/2, 3, 4, 5, 6/2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
                                                               1 Horse with 6 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12
                                                               (Example: 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
                                                               1 Horse with 7 others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21
                                                               (Example: 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

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PREAKNESS STAKES
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RACE DATE: 				                 SATURDAY, OCT. 3
FIRST RACE POST TIME: 		        11 A.M. ET
PREAKNESS STAKES POST TIME:     5:36 PM ET
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STAKES LINEUP
Grade 1 Preakness 			           $1,000,000   3YO		       1-3/16 miles
Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan		      $250,000     3YO F		     1-1/8 miles
Grade 2 Dinner Party			         $250,000     3&UP		      1-1/16 miles (turf)
Grade 3 DeFrancis Dash		        $250,000     3&UP 		     6 furlongs
Grade 3 Gallorette			           $150,000     3&UP FM     1-1/16 miles (turf)
Grade 3 Miss Preakness		        $150,000     3YO F		     6 furlongs
Selima					$150,000                          2YO F		1-1/16 miles (turf)
Laurel Futurity				$150,000                  2YO		1-1/16 miles (turf)
Hilltop 					$100,000                        3YO F		1 mile (turf)
James W. Murphy			              $100,000     3YO		       1 mile (turf)
Skipat					$100,000                          3&UP FM     6 furlongs
Grade 1 UAE President’s Cup		   $100,000     4&UP (A)    1-1/16 miles

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