Justify has been installed as the 4-5 favorite for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, where a win will secure a Triple Crown for the undefeated Bob Baffert trainee.
They came at Justify in waves in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, but though there were four in the photo, he prevailed in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Justify was installed as the 1-2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, plus the full field’s odds and post positions.
Our Ghosts of Preakness Past series celebrates past editions of the Middle Jewel. Today: 1998, when even the trainer of Real Quiet didn’t take him seriously…
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas thinks Justify has a “great chance” to sweep the Triple Crown – but he’s not conceding anything just yet.
Kentucky Derby winner Justify appeared off in his hind leg Sunday, but trainer Bob Baffert said he expected everything to be fine with his star.
Several runners look likely to tackle Justify in the Preakness May 19. They include some Derby runners and some newcomers.
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Gun Runner was Gun Runner and the result was a dazzling Breeders’ Cup Classic win; in other BC races, Midlantic-breds struggled.
Long layoffs seemed to catch up with Midlantic-breds Mor Spirit and Stellar Wind yesterday at the Breeders’ Cup, while locally-based Untamed Doman ran big.