Sports News

9-horse field entered for Preakness

Published: May 17, 2006 at 7:20 PM

BALTIMORE, May 17 (UPI) -- Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro Wednesday drew post Six for Saturday's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.

The event is the second leg of horse racing's annual Triple Crown.

Barbaro was installed as even-money favorite for the 131st running of the race, which will have nine horses in the field. Barbaro was a decisive 6 1/2 lengths winner at Churchill Downs, the largest margin of victory at the Derby in 60 years, and has total earnings of more than $2.3 million.

"It'll probably be a cleaner-run race, but nothing changes for me," said Barbaro trainer Michael Matz on the Preakness Web site. "We still have to beat the same horses we beat last time."

Among other horses in the field will be Kentucky Derby morning line favorite, Brother Derek (Post Five), which won the Santa Anita Derby; and Illinois Derby winner Sweetnorthernsaint, who is the 4-1 third choice. Bernardini (Post 8) is an 8-1 choice.

© 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints




Additional News Stories
Dodd, without GOP, to present bill (17 min)
Football, TV star Merlin Olsen dead (26 min)
Iranians leave uranium-rich Niger (27 min)
Man allegedly burned home over water bill (28 min)
Gene causes neuropathy and brain disease (35 min)
Wife of Ponzi schemer sued for $1.13M (37 min)
Acquitted veteran sues over police firing (38 min)
fark
Best video proving theory that yes, your hair will freeze if you jump out of a hot tub and run outside...
Schoolboard member under fire for calling a small group of chronically disruptive students 'hoodlums.'"They...
State of Michigan spends $1.15 million to develop novel Web application that lets users create their...
Whoever said, "There's no harm in asking," clearly never submitted a request under the Indian government's...
'Net Posse Tracked 'Jihad Jane' for Three Years
The British couldn't silence USS Constitution's guns, and a bunch of stupid angry neighbors won't...