Triple Crown Betting Game

[dkgojackets]

I must say, if a second place finisher in a high profile race this weekend was going to be euthanized on the track, its too bad it was Eight Belles instead of Kyle Busch.

[Claytons Crew]

It's unreal all the attention this horse is getting. Now people are saying there should be no more horse racing or the jockey of Eight Belles (Gabriel Saez) should be banned for life.

Both points are wrong. No matter what at any time a horse can break an ankle just running and it doesn't matter what kind of horse it is. That's just part of life and the sport. A deer dies in pain every day after stepping in a hole of some sort in the woods.

The jockey did nothing wrong. He actually only hit the horse maybe 2 or 3 times and thats because he couldn't control her because she wanted to catch the winner so bad. He had to hit her to keep her from running into the rail. When a horse is running his/her fastest they don't run in a straight line...they will go to the right or lieft a little and she was going to the left where the rail is so he had to hit her on the right side to keep her from running into the rail.

[dkgojackets]

peta are idiots

those people will never turn down some publicity and a fundraising opportunity

[Keeper]

PETA is one of my least favorite groups in this nation, bunch of absolute idiots.

[Claytons Crew]

So now we're going to the Preakness because the owner wants to.

Article:

Add Hey Byrn's name to the growing list of 3-year-olds heading for Baltimore for the 133rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 17.

Despite the imposing presence of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown, the prospective field for the Preakness is now nearing the limit of 14 starters with the news that trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. will ship Hey Byrn from his home base at Calder Race Course for the second jewel of the Triple Crown.

"We were looking at the Ohio Derby, but the owner wants to run in the Preakness so that's where he'll go," said Plesa, who trains Hey Byrn for longtime owner Bea Oxenberg.

Hey Byrn had been under consideration for a starting berth in the Kentucky Derby, but with only $140,000 in graded earnings, he could not make the cut to enter the oversubscribed field. A son of Put It Back, Hey Byrn is coming off an easy victory in Gulfstream Park's Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on April 12, a race decided at the same 1 3/16-mile distance as the Preakness. Earlier this winter, Hey Byrn posted a pair of one-sided allowance wins at Gulfstream Park before finishing a well-beaten fourth behind Big Brown in the Grade 1 Florida Derby.

"Obviously we know what we're getting into going up against a horse like Big Brown," said Plesa, who has horses stabled at Calder and Monmouth Park this winter. "But take him out of the equation and everyone else pretty much looks equal."

Plesa said Hey Byrn would van to Pimlico on Monday accompanied by stablemate Gottcha Gold, who will run in the Pimlico Special. Hey Byrn had his last major tuneup for the Preakness this past Monday when he worked a mile in 1:45 at Calder.

"He's done pretty much everything he needs to do to be ready for this race," said Plesa.

One thing Plesa does not have lined up yet is a jockey for Hey Byrn in the Preakness.

"Because we made a late decision to run, we're still searching for a rider," Plesa said. "Our first choice was Edgar Prado, who has already won two races on the colt, but he's not available. We're scouting around and hopefully will have something firmed up within the next 24 hours."

[Claytons Crew]

So we drew the number 13. No horse has ever won from the 13 in the Preakness. My Dad was on ESPN2 today answering some qurestions about the race. I fly up to Maryland on Friday morning.

# Horse Jockey Trainer Odds
1. Macho Again, Julien Leparoux, 126, Dallas Stewart, 20-to-1;

2. Tres Borrachos, Tyler Baze, 126, Beau Greeley, 30-to-1;

3. Icabad Crane, Jeremy Rose, 126, Graham Motion, 30-to-1;

4. Yankee Bravo, Alex Solis, 126, Patrick Gallagher, 15-to-1;

5. Behindatthebar, David Flores, 126, Todd Pletcher, 10-to-1;

6. Racecar Rhapsody, Robby Albarado, 126, Ken McPeek, 30-to-1;

7. Big Brown, Kent Desormeaux, 126, Rick Dutrow Jr., 1-to-2;

8. Kentucky Bear, Jamie Theriot, 126, Reade Baker, 15-to-1;

9. Stevil , Rafael Bejarano, 126, Nick Zito, 30-to-1;

10. Riley Tucker, John Velazquez, 126, Bill Mott, 30-to-1;

11. Giant Moon, Jorge Chavez, 126, Richard Schosberg, 30-to-1;

12. Gayego, Mike Smith, 126, Paulo Lobo, 8-to-1

13. Hey Byrn, Charles Lopez, 126, Edward Plesa Jr., 20-to-1.

[Claytons Crew]

I leave tomorrow so here are my picks.

$300 win on 13 (Hey Byrn)
$50 win on 12 (Gayego)
$50 win on 8 (Kentucky Bear)
$50 win on 5 (Behindatthebar)
$50 win on 4 (Yankee Bravo)

[JacktheRipper]

200 on Gayego
100 on Kentucky Bear
50 on Hey Bern

150 Exacta: Big Brown win, Racecar Rhapsody place
25 Superfecta: Big Brown Win, Kentucky Bear place, Gayego show, Hey Bern 4th. (Total wild guess, but those things pay huge)

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*Edit: I changed my exacta because, well I'd rather a longshot hit the two slot so I get more pay. Not like my exacta or superfecta will actually hit.

[Buzz Killington]

Bet 25 on every horse but Big Brown and Behindatthebar.

[JacktheRipper]

Game freakin' over, that was a sick finish by Big Brown.