Ozone Bere enjoyed an absolutely perfect trip, and masterful ride, against an extremely weak bunch on Preakness Day, and is way out of her league here. Even if Wend doesn't handle the going, and I think she will, Ozone Bere couldn't beat Gorella without an incident. Frankly, I'm skeptical that she is even better than Pommes Frites.
As for Grey Swallow, I'm not sure what was " outstanding " about his US debut where he was allowed to walk around the track ( half in 51 and change ) against a terrible and badly overmatched five horse field ( four opponents ). To me he appears to be yet another once top Euro who is well past his prime and was sent to the US to chase the mediocre pickings around the States. While other than English Channel, and his tactical advantage, there are no killers here, I am dubious about Grey Swallow's chances. This is certainly a completely different game than the one he played in California six weeks ago.
And, oh yeah, the rail wasn't dead on Derby Day.
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