1:54 1/5ths

[Slewbopper]

From the DRF....Curlin, whose final time of 1:53.46 was the fastest in Preakness history, returned $8.80 as the second choice in a field of nine 3-year-olds. The track was labeled fast despite the fact the race was run in a light rain, which began less than an hour before post time.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Slewbopper

From the DRF....Curlin, whose final time of 1:53.46 was the fastest in Preakness history, returned $8.80 as the second choice in a field of nine 3-year-olds. The track was labeled fast despite the fact the race was run in a light rain, which began less than an hour before post time.

Nope Louis Quatorze and Tanks Prospect were 1:53.40 so unless that was rounded, it wasn't the fastest. Did they in fact round the hundredths for those two? Don't see why they would've since when LQ got it, surely they'd be stringing it out a decimal to make sure it was a tie.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Flasy Bull and Hesanoldsalt ran 1:47 4/5ths----I settled on 1:54 1/5ths because it's basically an interchange final time with the older male race.

In fact, Curlin and SS each ran about five lengths faster than Flashy Bull.

Although, some figure makers, CJ among them, have long believed that races at 9.5 furlongs at Pimlico always come back faster than they should. That's why both Invasor's Pimlico Special and Bernardini's Preakness figures were both shaved 5 points by Beyer last year, a few days after being originally posted.