"When we did our Team Reddam meeting after winning the Breeders' Cup race [last year], we talked about giving him a little break and having two races as a prep for the Kentucky Derby, " Doug O'Neill said. Why he'll win: Uncle Mo has a great first crop, why not this one? Dortmund catches a breather in Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Cloud Computing wins the 142nd Preakness Stakes over Classic Empire. The race card starts at 10:30 a. EDT. Each was assigned morning odds of 6-to-1, an attractive price given the racing giant who will saddle them up. The rain stopped for most of the day, much to the delight of the record crowd of 135, 256, but a steady light rain began an hour before the race. Not so much for Nyquist, winner of the Kentucky Derby. He laboriously crossed two dust ruts, the wheels squeaking indignantly at the encounter, and then with a terrifying expression he gave the steering-gear a final wrench and deposited self and car approximately in front of the Happer steps. Tracks on a muddy road crossword clue crossword. Why he'll win: He's never run a bad race, having won twice and finished second and third in four starts.
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux. Trainer Cliff Sise Jr. reported that the horse cooled out fine but said they had summoned a veterinarian to scope his throat. O'Brien's Pretty Perfect (15-1) arrives in questionable form. … We ran 54 feet farther than Nyquist on the worst part of the racetrack. Why he won't win: There are a lot better closers in the race and a lot better early speed and stalkers. A crowd of 45, 763 attend the first day of the 2016 Breeders' Cup. Arrogate was rating nicely near the lead but not running as fast. He's got five weeks of rest so that should help. Trainer Asmussen was recently elected in the Racing Hall of Fame. "If you were to draw a picture of a horse, " said bloodstock agent Dennis O'Neill, "you would draw Nyquist. Track Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. Why he won't win: The times for the Wood were exceedingly slow, and you can't blame that all on the mud.
He is scheduled to be part of a meeting on Monday with Breeders' Cup officials reviewing what went right and what went wrong this weekend. Nyquist then made a bold move and took a half-length lead at the half-mile mark. He caught the leaders down the stretch and overtook second-favorite Classic Empire to win by a nose and end the Triple Crown hopes of Always Dreaming, winner of the Kentucky Derby. A sixth in the Arkansas Derby with Mike Smith aboard doesn't bring confidence. One thing for certain, is if Danzing Candy does well Saturday in the Santa Anita Derby, he'll have a guaranteed reservation of a nice place to stay in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. 60 after 1 1/8 miles over a tiring track in 1:49. Texas Chrome -- no relation -- has won three straight races. Updates: Road to the Triple Crown | Always Dreaming comes up well short at Preakness. So, you're planning your day around watching the Kentucky Derby -- and for the record it's the first Saturday in May, as always, which is May 7 this year -- and want to make sure you are home in time. Owners: Ken and Sarah Ramsey.
He won -- by 13 1/2 lengths. Why he'll win: If Nyquist has the breeding to go 1 1/4 miles, then so does Outwork, as they are both sired by Uncle Mo. Here are the odds at 1 p. at Churchill Downs. Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. He'll need some luck to out-close some of the stronger horses as his speed numbers seem weaker than others. Maybe, we'll try again" in the Belmont. Latest Preakness Odds.
His win in Dubai shows he can handle decent competition. Let that sink in for a minute. This is trainer Brown's second Derby start, having run Normandy Invasion to a fourth place finish in 2013. "Anybody who watches Nyquist's races, you will see that he will not allow any other horse to pass him, " Gutierrez said. Each is 15-to-1 on the morning line. What time is the Preakness Stakes? It was the second Derby win for the team of trainer Doug O'Neill, owner Paul Reddam and jockey Mario Gutierrez. Offroad - Get Answers for Now. His biggest win was in the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn, beating Whitmore by 2 3/4 lengths. Now, with a Triple Crown for the undefeated Nyquist listed as somewhere between possible and probable, the talk of a potential rivalry with Exaggerator is giving fans a classic story line. Ulysses triumphed in one of two tries, and Money Multiplier placed in his pair of outings. He's overcome a troubled trip to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He'll need a perfect trip and then some. He was once owned by Nyquist owner Paul Reddam, but was sold to his current connections as a 2-year-old.