Y15 Preakness Stakes

[Kenren]

[X] Copy code below and post in code format, being sure to post link to your horse.
[X] If you can judge, write your name out to the side.
[X] No more than two horses per member per race.
[X] Do not judge races your horse is entered in.

---

MAY WEEK 3 - TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES* - G5+ 11F D 3YO

Gate One:

---


[blockquote][sub]

[b]TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u]

[/blockquote][/sub]


[Kenren]

[blockquote][sub]

[b]TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [a href="http://valkyriestable.weebly.com/baciami.html"]Baciami[/a] jockeyed by Halexia Suhail

[/blockquote][/sub]

[Ripley]

[blockquote][sub]

[b]TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [a href="http://valkyriestable.weebly.com/baciami.html"]Baciami[/a] jockeyed by Halexia Suhail
[u][i]Gate Two:[/i][/u] [a href="http://witchxcreekxstable.proboards.com/thread/32/saintly-touch"]Saintly Touch[/a] jockeyed by Reese Balling Jones

[/blockquote][/sub]

[Cruisey]

[blockquote][sub]

[b]TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [a href="http://valkyriestable.weebly.com/baciami.html"]Baciami[/a] jockeyed by Halexia Suhail
[u][i]Gate Two:[/i][/u] [a href="http://witchxcreekxstable.proboards.com/thread/32/saintly-touch"]Saintly Touch[/a] jockeyed by Reese Balling Jones
[u][i]Gate Three:[/i][/u] [a href="http://firestoneracing.weebly.com/speak-easy.html"]Speak Easy[/a] jockeyed by Johnny Garner

[/blockquote][/sub]

[Sammy]

[blockquote][sub]

[b]TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [a href="http://valkyriestable.weebly.com/baciami.html"]Baciami[/a] jockeyed by Halexia Suhail
[u][i]Gate Two:[/i][/u] [a href="http://witchxcreekxstable.proboards.com/thread/32/saintly-touch"]Saintly Touch[/a] jockeyed by Reese Balling Jones
[u][i]Gate Three:[/i][/u] [a href="http://firestoneracing.weebly.com/speak-easy.html"]Speak Easy[/a] jockeyed by Johnny Garner
[u][i]Gate Four:[/u][/i] [url=http://natureblue.weebly.com/noadiance.html]Noadiance[/url] jockeyed by Carlos Sanchez


[/blockquote][/sub]

[Cavallo]

TW Y15 PREAKNESS STAKES*

Gate One: Baciami jockeyed by Halexia Suhail
Gate Two: Saintly Touch jockeyed by Reese Balling Jones
Gate Three: Speak Easy jockeyed by Johnny Garner
Gate Four: Noadiance jockeyed by Carlos Sanchez
Gate Five: Ultimate Revenge jockeyed by Adele Floyd

Please wait for WORKOUTS.

[S u N f r O s T ~]

I can judge this (that should give plenty of time for workouts lol). I will set aside time on Wednesday the latest to judge this, if that's okay with everybody.

[S u N f r O s T ~]

PREAKNESS STAKES
win Saintly Touch
place Ultimate Revenge
show Speak Easy
fourth Baciami
fifth Noadiance

I was really and truly caught between Ultimate Revenge and Saintly Touch for the win here (based off of workouts as well as preparation). In the end, I thought Saintly Touch would have the bigger breakthrough here. He's a tough colt and was completely poised for this win. These top two are both tough. Their placing here has nothing to do with the comments from the Derby and everything to do with my personal opinion of their readiness. Just know that for the Belmont, my money's on Ultimate Revenge.

Speak Easy threw a real surprise in the Kentucky Derby, but perhaps it shouldn't have been so surprising. After all, he finished second in the Juvenile and won a leg of the Youth Challenge among other things. I originally had him pegged for second but found that I liked the other two horses' workouts more. Keep him running in the Triple Crown - I'm really eager to see how this colt continues to develop.

Baciami did fantastic in the Kentucky Derby. However, I did not think to see him in the top three as much as the other three horses. He had a great workout, and this one horse has been truly knocking at the door in HOTY races. He's a veteran of them, toughened by them. However, today the other three had more of an edge to them in my eyes. I love that he likes the SOPS track though XD I think his class is developing as the season rolls onward and I look forward to seeing what he will do!

Noadiance took a major class jump here. He is a fantastic colt, but this is only his third start in HOTY races and he has never won at this level before. Preakness is a bit of an advanced HOTY race XD Not to say this was a bad experience for him, but winning will come in smaller HOTY races to start ;) I liked his workout though!

[Ripley]

Woot! Thank you! Saint's G2. So proud of my Devil's Touch babies <33. Moving on to the Belmont Stakes for a grudge match!

[Cavallo]

Congrats Ripley! Fin will be there hoping and waiting...;)

[S u N f r O s T ~]

My money's on Fin XD

*is only too happy to sit back and let the next judge pull their hair out*

[Cruiseyphone]

Hehe I figured one of the two were gonna beat him today xD On to the Belmont…see yall there ;) Congrats Rips!