OUR EXPERTS’ PREAKNESS PICKS
The Biz- October 3, 2020
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:
- Maryland Racing Commission OKs new TMJC as track operatorThe Maryland Racing Commission on Dec. 23 signed off on the new nonprofit Maryland Jockey Club to operate Laurel Park in the new year.
| 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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