OK, so what horse is going to win the Preakness next Saturday? If more than 10 horses run, and it looks like there will be unless Rachel scares them off, I am definately NOT going to include MINE THAT BIRD in any of my bets, not even the Superfecta!!

I don't mean to take anything away from that horse, and definately not from Calvin "Bo-Rail" Borel, but I think the Derby winner was just the result of a big fluke, i.e, this years crop of three year olds is (was) only fair at best; then the three or four best horses from the crop did not run in the Derby; the better ones that did run RAN POORLY because of the sloppy track, or whatever; and MINE THAT BIRD peaked at the right time and ran exceptionally well in the slop. Even if it rains, I don't expect the same things to come together next Saturday, especially not with several of the horses running back in two weeks.

So, other than Mine that Bird and Rachel, who do you think will be in the top four? My picks are Musket Man, Pioneer of the Nile, Friesan Fire and General Quarters (not necessarily in that order)!! AND, I may throw TERRAIN in somewhere as a real longshot.

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