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 have a strong starting position, the No. 3 post. And if he jumps out to an early lead again, there s a chance he will pace the field and run to victory.
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Six racehorses, three trainers, and one jockey account for the 10 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing s 2021 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses American Pharoah (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, and Rags to Riches; trainers Christophe Clement, Doug O Neill, and Todd Pletcher (first year of eligibility); and jockey Corey Nakatani.
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