The Preakness Stakes will be run Saturday at Old Hilltop, Pimilico Racecourse, outside of Baltimore, Maryland. Always Dreaming will be facing horses from the Kentucky Derby, as well as several new, and fresher, horses. I wish him well this Saturday.
I am just so completely amazed and disturbed by the actions of the current President of the United States that I feel the need for a break from my blog - otherwise, it would be full of angst. The way the elected leader of our country is acting is completely idiotic; he speaks without thinking of consequences and he lies out of both sides of his mouth. He makes me ill. I get up every day and wonder what the stupid bigoted child has done this time. I'm headed back to my psychiatrist and therapist, thanks to him and his administration.
I'll be back in a few days.....
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
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Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby
Always Dreaming, a bay son of Bodemeister, won yesterday's Kentucky Derby in a time of 2 minutes and 3.59 seconds over a sloppy track. The colt, out of the In Excess (Ire) mare Above Perfection, began the race as the betting favorite. He hung back, allowing State of Honor to lead for almost 3/4 of a mile, then Always Dreaming moved into another gear for jockey John Velazquez, and won by 2 and 3/4 lengths. Lookin At Lee finished second, five lengths ahead of Battle of Midway. A length further back there was a photo for fourth through seventh place. The Irish-bred colt Thunder Snow, came out of the starting gate slowly, and then began to buck. He was pulled up by his jockey, but had no injury.
A $2 win bet on Always Dreaming paid $11.40; a $2 place bet on Lookin At Lee paid $26.60; and a $2 show bet on Battle of Midway paid $20.80. A $2 exacta bet paid $336.20; a $2 trifecta bet paid $16,594.40; and a $2 superfecta bet paid $151,949.00.
A $2 win bet on Always Dreaming paid $11.40; a $2 place bet on Lookin At Lee paid $26.60; and a $2 show bet on Battle of Midway paid $20.80. A $2 exacta bet paid $336.20; a $2 trifecta bet paid $16,594.40; and a $2 superfecta bet paid $151,949.00.
Always Dreaming galloping out after winning the 2017 Kentucky Derby.
The complete order of finish follows:
1 Always Dreaming
2 Lookin At Lee
3 Battle of Midway
4 Classic Empire
5 Practical Joke
6 Tapwrit
7 Gunnevera
8 McCraken
9 Gormley
10 Irish War Cry
11 Hence
12 Untrapped
13 Girvin
14 Patch
15 J Boys Echo
16 Sonneteer
17 Fast and Accurate
18 Irap
19 State of Honor
dnf Thunder Snow
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