OUR EXPERTS PICK THE PREAKNESS
Derby Bill Watson- May 15, 2021
Preakness weekend 2021 continues Saturday with the biggest day of the year in Maryland racing. The day’s card includes the Grade 1 Preakness, Grade 2 Dinner Party, and three other graded events.
Who’ll win? Good question, so we asked our experts for their take. Here’s what they had to say.
- 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.
| Joe Parisi | Gary Quill | Derby Bill Watson | |
| Win: G3 Chick Lang | 2. Mighty Mischief (KY): 5/2 | 6. Willy Boi (FL): 3/1 | 4. Jaxon Traveler (MD): 4/5 |
| Place: G3 Chick Lang | 6. Willy Boi (FL): 3/1 | 4. Jaxon Traveler (MD): 4/5 | 2. Mighty Mischief (KY): 5/2 |
| Show: G3 Chick Lang | 4. Jaxon Traveler (MD): 4/5 | 2. Mighty Mischief (KY): 5/2 | 6. Willy Boi (FL): 3/1 |
| Win: G3 Gallorette | 3. Flighty Lady (IRE): 4/1 | 5. Mean Mary (KY): 6/5 | 3. Flighty Lady (IRE): 4/1 |
| Place: G3 Gallorette | 6. Feel Glorious (GB): 7/2 | 3. Flighty Lady (IRE): 4/1 | 5. Mean Mary (KY): 6/5 |
| Show: G3 Gallorette | 5. Mean Mary (KY): 6/5 | 6. Feel Glorious (GB): 7/2 | 6. Feel Glorious (GB): 7/2 |
| Win: G3 Maryland Sprint | 8. Special Reserve (KY): 9/2 | 7. Breezy Gust (PA): 6/1 | 11. Seven Nation Army (KY): 5/1 |
| Place: G3 Maryland Sprint | 5. Strike Power (KY): 7/2 | 6. Threes Over Deuces (KY): 20/1 | 5. Strike Power (KY): 7/2 |
| Show: G3 Maryland Sprint | 11. Seven Nation Army (KY): 5/1 | 5. Strike Power (KY): 7/2 | 1. Laki (MD): 6/1 |
| Win: G2 Dinner Party | 5. Sacred Life (FR): 7/5 | 1. Somelikeithotbrown (NY): 4/1 | 5. Sacred Life (FR): 7/5 |
| Place: G2 Dinner Party | 8. Bye Bye Melvin (KY): 10/1 | 5. Sacred Life (FR): 7/5 | 3. Kuramata (IRE): 6/1 |
| Show: G2 Dinner Party | 4. Midnight Tea Time (KY): 10/1 | 8. Bye Bye Melvin (KY): 10/1 | 2. English Bee (KY): 8/1 |
| Win: G1 Preakness | 5. Midnight Bourbon (KY): 5/1 | 10. Concert Tour (KY): 5/2 | 5. Midnight Bourbon (KY): 5/1 |
| Place: G1 Preakness | 10. Concert Tour (KY): 5/2 | 5. Midnight Bourbon (KY): 5/1 | 10. Concert Tour (KY): 5/2 |
| Show: G1 Preakness | 3. Medina Spirit (FL): 9/5 | 6. Rombauer (KY): 12/1 | 3. Medina Spirit (FL): 9/5 |
| John Piassek | Nick Hahn | |
| Win: G3 Chick Lang | 4. Jaxon Traveler (MD): 4/5 | 4. Jaxon Traveler (MD): 4/5 |
| Place: G3 Chick Lang | 2. Mighty Mischief (KY): 5/2 | 6. Willy Boi (FL): 3/1 |
| Show: G3 Chick Lang | 3. Hemp (MD): 15/1 | 2. Mighty Mischief (KY): 5/2 |
| Win: G3 Gallorette | 5. Mean Mary (KY): 6/5 | 5. Mean Mary (KY): 6/5 |
| Place: G3 Gallorette | 3. Flighty Lady (IRE): 4/1 | 1. Vigilantes Way (KY): 5/1 |
| Show: G3 Gallorette | 6. Feel Glorious (GB): 7/2 | 6. Feel Glorious (GB): 7/2 |
| Win: G3 Maryland Sprint | 5. Strike Power (KY): 7/2 | 8. Special Reserve (KY): 9/2 |
| Place: G3 Maryland Sprint | 1. Laki (MD): 6/1 | 1. Laki (MD): 6/1 |
| Show: G3 Maryland Sprint | 8. Special Reserve (KY): 9/2 | 7. Breezy Gust (PA): 6/1 |
| Win: G2 Dinner Party | 3. Kuramata (IRE): 6/1 | 1. Somelikeithotbrown (NY): 4/1 |
| Place: G2 Dinner Party | 5. Sacred Life (FR): 7/5 | 2. English Bee (KY): 8/1 |
| Show: G2 Dinner Party | 1. Somelikeithotbrown (NY): 4/1 | 5. Sacred Life (FR): 7/5 |
| Win: G1 Preakness | 3. Medina Spirit (FL): 9/5 | 5. Midnight Bourbon (KY): 5/1 |
| Place: G1 Preakness | 10. Concert Tour (KY): 5/2 | 10. Concert Tour (KY): 5/2 |
| Show: G1 Preakness | 4. Crowded Trade (KY): 10/1 | 4. Crowded Trade (KY): 10/1 |
OUR HANDICAPPERS ARE:
- Joe Parisi handicaps Parx Racing for The Racing Biz.
- Gary Quill is the former Maryland handicapper for The Racing Biz.
- Derby Bill Watson is the former on-air handicapper for Colonial Downs.
- John Piassek is the Maryland handicapper for The Racing Biz.
- Nick Hahn is the author of the eponymous Nick’s PIcks for Virginia racing.
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