There are quite a few key scratches on the 13-race marathon - though none on the Preakness eve feature, the Black Eyed Susan Stakes (race 12) - that we'll have here today at Old Hilltop, where the sun has been out sporadically and where temps are supposed to hit the mid-80s later today. The weather for tomorrow, by the way, is supposed to be spectacular: breezy, highs in the mid-70s, no chance of rain. Perfect for the 135th Preakness.
The Lady Legends (race 4) should be quite interesting . . . hope you have a chance to watch.
Also, a reminder that there's the two-day, $2 Black Eyed Susan-Preakness double available today.
Fast track, good turf. First post is earlier than usual, 12:15 p.m. ET. Tomorrow, we start at 10:45 a.m. ET.
Here follow the changes:
Race 1 - SCR #4 Congar Light
Race 2 - SCR #3 Apron Dancer; SCR #8 Valay Cat; SCR #12 Devil Denied; J.Pimentel rides #10 Bea Lucky Please
Race 3 - SCR #9 Norjac; SCR #10 Love Me Later; SCR #13 Stone in Love; G.Garcia rides #5 Thorny
Race 4 - SCR #9 Dance With Butters; SCR #10 Davina's Baby; SCR #11 Sun Dance Moon
Race 5 - SCR #1 Toe Shoes
Race 6 - SCR #1 Daily Candy; SCR #3 Rate of Exchange; SCR #5 Ahvee's Destiny; SCR #13 Life Lesson; R.Napravnik rides #9 Mikeslittlegirl
Race 8 - SCR #5 Local Celebrity; SCR #7 Smart Enough; SCR #9 Awakino Cat; C.Borel rides #1 Cardashi; J.Leparoux rides #10 Central City
Race 9 - SCR #3 Cuff Me; SCR #6 Starlite Starbrite
Race 10 - SCR #13 Billionaire Bob; SCR #14 Ennis
Race 11 - SCR #2 Sweet Goodbye; SCR #3 Don'tgetsuspicious; SCR #4 Mikeslittlegirl; SCR #5 Sterling Vow; SCR #9 Rightly So
Race 13 - SCR #1 Worstcasescenario; SCR #4 Imanheiress; SCR #7 Little Miss Grizzly; SCR #9 Kawiye; T.Dunkelberger rides #8 Summer Shade