Preakness 146 Horse Profile: Ram
With a field of ten announced for Preakness 146 at Pimlico this Saturday. Our in-house handicapper and turf-man both put together their thoughts on each of the runners set to complete in the second of the Triple Crown races.
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Sean's Take...
Ram (#1): He’s won his last two races, including a decisive score over older allowance foes in his last race on the Derby undercard, and now his connections are taking a huge swing in this spot as he jumps all the way up to G1 company. His trainer D. Wayne Lukas obviously knows his way around a Triple Crown winner, but there’s nothing about this horse’s past performances that indicate he’s ready for an assignment like this. He’s borderline impossible to use in any capacity, even the deepest of exotic wagers.
J.N.'s Take...
Back on KYD147 Day, we witnessed what in the past was a familiar sight, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and his distinctive cowboy hat, celebrating yet another victory in the winner’s circle after a Thoroughbred race. His colt, a runner out of American Pharoah, looked mighty game against ALLW Co. on the Derby undercard.
It was a nice class leap, especially considering that the contest before was a Maiden Claiming event. This try around 1-turn under the Spires, resulted in a 3+ length win that was celebrated by Irad Ortiz. Trying to find a horse at 9/1 with that jockey aboard is not easy, but the connections were happy to have him serve as pilot. If Lukas could arrange to have him return, it would go a long way to instigating a possible upset.
The Lukas Legend continues to roll on. What a difference a year makes . . . this HOF conditioner almost died from COVID-19. His wife was instrumental in nursing him back to health, and now, he returns to try and win his 7th Preakness! Can he tie Bob Baffert and R. Wyndham Walden on the all-time list . . . stay tuned!
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