Here is a Quick-Hit Breakdown of the 2017 Preakness:

Each entry will get:

One Positive Point => (“+ve”)

One Negative Point => (-“ve”)

 

#1 Multiplier

+ve => Has won his last 2 including the Grade 3 Illinois Derby

-ve =>

 

#2 Cloud Computing

+ve => Trained by Chad Brown and training like a monster

-ve => Has only ran 3 times and only won at 6 furlongs

 

#3 Hence

+ve => Big effort winning the Sunland Derby by 3 ¾ lengths

-ve => Pedigree limitations => Dad was a sprinter => Mom has not been a producer

 

#4 Always Dreaming

+ve => Has won his last 4 by open lengths including the Kentucky Derby

-ve => He has a lot of energy => he can get too charged up and a little unruly

 

#5 Classic Empire

+ve => The best horse in the race….

-ve => …but has been hurt almost the entire prep season

 

#6 Gunnevera

+ve => Hard knocking horse that always runs hard

-ve => Had one of the best jockey’s in the business as his pilot – Javier Castellano – who jumped on Cloud Computing

 

#7 Term Of Art

+ve => Up and coming pilot aboard

-ve => Has not been close in the last 4 races

 

#8 Senior Investment

+ve => Trainer Kenny McPeek can upset at a big price

-ve => Does not seem fast enough

 

#9 Lookin at Lee

+ve => Was hauling a?$ in the Kentucky Derby to finish 2nd

-ve => Seems like he is a closer that will always come up just short

 

#10 Conquest Mo Money

+ve => Has won or placed in all 5 starts

-ve => Does not seem like 1 3/16 is his ideal distance