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Jeff Roberson/Associated Press A 10-horse field is set to run for the Black-Eyed Susans in the 146th Preakness Stakes amid Medina Spirit's controversial bid for the Triple Crown.  The Kentucky Derby winner's status as the winner at Churchill Downs is in dispute. Bob Baffert's winning colt tested positive for excess amounts of betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory steroid. Whether the Derby's results will be upheld is going to rely on his split sample coming back negative.  Those results won't be back in time to make a ruling before the Preakness, so Medina Spirit's quest for the Triple Crown...

Preview, Predictions Despite all the attention being on Medina Spirit's failed drug test leading up to the Preakness, Baffert still has the top two favorites for the race. And there's a strong chance that either Medina Spirit or Concert Tour will cross the finish line first at Pimlico on Saturday evening. Medina Spirit has finished first or second in each of his first six career races. He started from the No. 8 post in the Kentucky Derby, broke strong and led the race wire-to-wire, giving Baffert his record-breaking seventh career Derby victory. At the Preakness, Medina Spirit will once more ...

By Ray Wallin There is certainly a buzz around Medina Spirit’s wire to wire win in the Kentucky Derby and subsequent drug test results. Whether Medina Spirit runs or not, the Preakness Stakes offers an interesting handicapping dilemma for both the novice and those who make their living playing the races. Should I back a new shooter in the Preakness Stakes? Since 1967 the Preakness has been run 54 times. There have been 545 horses that have gone to post in the Preakness in that span, with 274 horses, slightly over half, having run in the Kentucky Derby. Out of those 54 races, only nine have ...

Preakness Notes: Winchell Hoping For Better Start From Midnight Bourbon Sponsored by: Midnight Bourbon stretching his legs at Pimlico Ron Winchell, who campaigns Louisiana Derby (G2) runner-up Midnight Bourbon in the name of his family's Winchell Thoroughbreds, said he's trying to keep his enthusiasm in check about their chances in Saturday's 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico. “It's hard not to be overly optimistic,” Winchell, the Las Vegas entrepreneur and co-owner of Kentucky Downs as well as an internationally prominent owner and breeder, said by phone. “He's doing gre...

Time To Bet: The Field For The 146 th Preakness Stakes Here are profiles the 10 horses entered for Saturday’s 146 th running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1). These updated profiles include odds and post positions, along with new developments over the past few days. The profiles were published in the past week, and are written by usracing.com contributors Ed McNamara, Lynne Snierson, Margaret Ransom, Jenny Kellner, and Richard Rosenblatt. The profiles are in post-position order.   By Jenny Kellner Ram is likely to be the longest shot in the field, but who cares when 85-year-old D. ...