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Originally Posted by Kasept
PROSPECTIVE PREAKNESS FIELD
Committed:
1. Animal Kingdom
2. Dialed In
3. Shackleford
4. Astrology
5. Concealed Idenity
6. Dance City
7. Flashpoint
8. King Congie
9. Norman Asbjornson
10. Sway Away
11. Midnight Interlude
12. Casper's Touch
Possible
Mr. Commons
Santiva
Harlan’s Hello
Isn’t He Perfect
Doubtful
Nehro
Mucho Macho Man
In case the Preakness overfills, the criteria determining eligibility is as follows: first seven starters, graded earnings; next four starters, non-restricted stakes earnings; last three starters, total earnings.
Entries for the 1 3/16-mile race will be drawn May 18 under the traditional pill-pull method.
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It sure looks like a lot of pace lined up for this one. Shackleford, Flashpoint and Dance City are all confirmed front end runners and since I have not reviewed all the pps there could be more. As long as he doesn't react to coming back in two weeks AK should sit in the second tier and even if they don't back up to him he has shown he can outclose this group. The question is wheather or not Dialed In will be close enough to make an impact. In the KD he closed in under :24 in each of the last two quarters but was way too far away. Given the "kit gloves" way he has been handled I'd be concerned about him coming back in two weeks also.