- Sep 14, 2004
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Will the HEAVENS have a say in Saturday’s PREAKNESS? Today, Friday, and through the night there will be rain showers at PIMLICO with the SUN greeting the morning and early afternoon hours. Scattered showers are forecast to begin around 4PM and continue through the night on Saturday (PREAKNESS race time 6:09 PM). If this be the case and the TRACK is rated SLOPPY then look for #5 SCRAPPY T (20/1) to have an easier task at bring home the TOP PRIZE. The STATS for the Kentucky Derby were not all that impressive, as far as, PACE and SPEED. Of the favorites #12 AFLEET ALEX (5/2) and #7 CLOSING ARGUMENT (5/1) can still pull this one off if TRACK CONDITIONS allow it. #13 GIACOMO (6/1) needs the race to produce fast early fractions in order to take out the EARLY SPEED and EARLY PACE horses so he can come from off the PACE. Distance is slightly shorter –1/16 which may also be a factor for him.
