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Understanding Barbaro's Injury
by Trevor Whenham - 05/22/2006
I've been an enthusiastic horse racing fan my whole life, so when Barbaro broke down on Saturday afternoon I felt as if I had been shot in the gut. I didn't know what had happened, but I've been around horses enough in my life to know that it was bad. Really, really bad. Horse racing has a unique ability to crush its fans' souls, but this takes it to a new level.
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2006 Preakness - Odds, Posts and Commentary
by Trevor Whenham - 05/18/2006
The Preakness field is set, the morning line odds are in place, Barbaro fever has whipped to a frenzy and all we can do now is wait until a couple minutes after the 6:15 p.m. EST post time on Saturday to see if this year's wonder horse is as wonderful as people are saying he is. The field kept growing and changing over the last ten days, until in the end nine horses were entered on Wednesday for the middle jewel in the Triple Crown.
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Derby Winners Often Repeat in the Preakness
by Greg Melikov - 05/16/2006
Six Kentucky Derby winners in the past nine years have captured the Preakness, four by 1 1/2 lengths or more.
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Barbaro Not Yet Triple Crown Winner
by Trevor Whenham - 05/15/2006
If you believe what you read in both the traditional media and the racing press, there is no point in running the Preakness, or the Belmont for that matter, because Barbaro has already won the Triple Crown. I'm as excited as anyone else, and I desperately hope that he does pull it off, but it is way too early to say it's a done deal.
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Sportsbooks Expecting Record Triple Crown Handle
by Mike Hayes - 05/11/2006
The 132nd edition of the Kentucky Derby did not disappoint as Saturday's Run for the Roses not only provided huge pay outs but also a winner that has people talking about the Triple Crown.
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Early 2006 Preakness Preview
by Trevor Whenham - 05/10/2006
Wow. That's pretty much all you can say about Barbaro's performance in the Kentucky Derby. It was supposed to be the closest Derby in years with all sorts of class so evenly matched that it would be a battle to the finish.
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Do Fresh Horses Have an Advantage at the Preakness?
by Trevor Whenham - 05/10/2006
It's probably not fair, but I have very little respect for horses that contest the Preakness without first running in the Kentucky Derby. In part it's because I am desperate to see a Triple Crown winner and these Preakness invaders are another obstacle to my dream, but there's more to it than that.
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Alternative Preakness Betting Angles
by Trevor Whenham - 05/09/2006
When it comes time to make your picks for the Preakness, you have a couple of choices. You can stare at the racing form until your eyes bleed and read the thousands of words that will be generated by experts in the next two weeks, or you can just be lazy, have faith that history will continue to repeat itself, and rely on the betting angles that have performed well in past versions of the race.
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Can Barbaro Win The Preakness?
by Trevor Whenham - 05/09/2006
When Barbaro enters the gate for the 2006 Preakness, he will be vying to become the 11th horse since Affirmed won the last Triple Crown in 1978 to win the Preakness after taking home the Kentucky Derby. Each of the previous 10 double winners have captured the imaginations of racing fans and, in many cases, the general public, but all ten have fallen short at the Belmont.
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