OUR EXPERTS’ PREAKNESS PICKS
Can Authentic take the Preakness Stakes and, thus, two legs of the Triple Crown? Will it be a filly — Swiss Skydiver — in the Preakness? Or one of the other contenders?
We asked six top handicappers for their picks for the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Their answers:
- Charles Town picks and analysis: November 23, 2024We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Ted Black | Derby Bill Watson | Linda Dougherty | Gary Quill | Nick Hahn | |
Black-Eyed Susan | |||||
1 | 5 – Bonny South (KY) | 5 – Bonny South (KY) | 8 – Hopeful Growth (KY) | 5 – Bonny South (KY) | 5 – Bonny South (KY) |
2 | 4 – Dream Marie (KY) | 8 – Hopeful Growth (KY) | 5 – Bonny South (KY) | 4 – Dream Marie (KY) | 8 – Hopeful Growth (KY) |
3 | 2 – Truth Hurts (ON) | 1 – Project Whiskey (MD) | 11 – Perfect Alibi (KY) | 7 – Mizzen Beau (ON) | 7 – Mizzen Beau (ON) |
4 | 3 – So Darn Hot (KY) | 3 – So Darn Hot (KY) | 1 – Project Whiskey (MD) | 1 – Project Whiskey (MD) | 2 – Truth Hurts (ON) |
Preakness | |||||
1 | 9 – Authentic (KY) | 7 – Ny Traffic (NY) | 9 – Authentic (KY) | 3 – Art Collector (KY) | 8 – Max Player (KY) |
2 | 7 – Ny Traffic (NY) | 3 – Art Collector (KY) | 5 – Thousand Words (FL) | 9 – Authentic (KY) | 2 – Mr. Big News (KY) |
3 | 3 – Art Collector (KY) | 8 – Max Player (KY) | 3 – Art Collector (KY) | 2 – Mr. Big News (KY) | 9 – Authentic (KY) |
4 | 5 – Thousand Words (FL) | 9 – Authentic (KY) | 4 – Swiss Skydiver (KY) | 8 – Max Player (KY) | 7 – Ny Traffic (NY) |
Check out our Preakness horse-by-horse analysis, including video pps.
CONSENSUS: Four of five ‘cappers see the G2 Black-Eyed Susan going to morning line fave Bonny South… Preakness selections are more spread out, with four different horses getting a vote on top
OUR HANDICAPPERS:
- Ted Black is a longtime racing correspondent who provides weekly Saturday Charles Town picks.
- Linda Dougherty has been writing about racing since 1990, including serving as a newspaper handicapper.
- Nick Hahn is host of Off to the Races radio and writes the daily Nick’s Picks tip sheet for Colonial Downs racing.
- John Piassek writes Laurel Park Picks and Ponderings for The Racing Biz.
- Gary Quill formerly wrote The GQ Approach handicapping column for The Racing Biz.
- Derby Bill Watson was the original on-air handicapper for Colonial Downs and is a regular on Off to the Races radio.
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