5/17 (PIM): Black-Eyed Susan (G2)/Pimlico Special (G3) Day

[Kasept]

6th (2:34) Skipat S.

6 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Orange's Lil Sis Karamanos H A 118 LA
2 Funnys Approval Vargas J P 124 LA
3 Winning Image Caraballo J C 118 L
4 Pretty Miss Trippi Monterrey R 118 LA
5 Dance to Bristol Perez X 124 LA
6 Strike the Moon Pimentel J 118 LA
7 Kalambaka Queen Acosta J D 118 LA



8th (3:36) Miss Preakness S.

6 Furlongs | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Cheetah Pants Napravnik R 116 LA
2 Tread Rosario J 116 LA
3 Mellonbrook No Rider 116 Blk-On LA
4 Big Sky Country Arroyo A S 116 LA
5 Blueeyesintherein Albarado R J 122 LA
6 Sense of Reality No Rider 116 LA
7 Flattering Bea Whitacre G 122 LA
8 I'm Mom's Favorite Russell S 116 L
9 Lighthouse Bay Carmouche K 116 LA
10 Jewel of a Cat Decarlo C P 122 LA
11 Livin Peace Albarado R J 116 LA



9th (4:16) Jim McKay Turf Sprint S.

5 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Spring to the Sky Castellano J J 118 LA
2 Bridgetown Velazquez J R 118 LA
3 Night Officer Lezcano J 116 LA
4 Zabarajad (IRE) Karamanos H A 118 L
5 Sneaking Uponyou Serpa A 118 Blk-On L
6 Kens Cape Rodriguez E D 118 LA
7 Ben's Cat Pimentel J 120 LA
8 Super Chunky Russell S 118 LA



10th (4:47) Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Manuka Honey Prado E S 122 L
2 Lady Banks Pimentel J 116 LA
3 Fiftyshadesofhay Rosario J 122 Blk-On LA
4 Petit Trianon Carrasco V R 116 LA
5 Walkwithapurpose Lezcano J 122 LA
6 Maracuya Velazquez J R 116 L
7 Emollient Smith M E 122 LA
8 Toasting Castellano J J 116 Blk-On L
9 Marathon Lady Albarado R J 116 LA



11th (5:21) Very One S.

5 Furlongs (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Donna Getyourgun Garcia Luis 118 LA
2 Quality Lass Cruz C 118 LA
3 Sensible Lady Serpa A 118 LA
4 Nechez Dawn Rose J 118 LA
5 Nastar Medallist Monterrey R 118 LA
6 Hidden Ball Trick No Rider 116 LA
7 Sounds of the City No Rider 118 L
8 Mosaicist (IRE) Trujillo E 118
9 Colony Club Boyce F 118 L
10 Spun Cap Rosario J 118 LA
11 Too Clever by Half Russell S 116 LA
12 Queen Chatanika Perez X 118 LA
13 Sweet Cassiopeia Lezcano J 124 LA
14 There Is No Limit Napravnik R 118 LA
AE Suzzona Pimentel J 118 LA
AE World Gone Wrong Pimentel J 118 LA
AE Three Am Tour (IRE) Rosario J 118 L



12th (5:52) Pimlico Special S. (G3)

1 3/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Avenida Paseo McManigell K 118 LA
2 Indian Dance Garcia Luis 118 L
3 Brimstone Island Perez X 118 LA
4 Eighttofasttocatch Boyce F 124 LA
5 Richard's Kid Napravnik R 118 Blk-Off LA
6 Concealed Identity Serpa A 124 L
7 Last Gunfighter Castellano J J 124 L



13th (6:22) Hilltop S.

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Kitten's Point Prado E S 122 L
2 Zenzara Elliott S 116 L
3 Hold Our Destiny Cruise G 116 LA
4 Birdlover (GB) Krigger K 122 LA
5 Premier Steps (IRE) Castellano J J 122 L
6 Emotional Kitten Rosario J 116 L
7 Listen Boy Lezcano J 116 LA
8 The Tea Cups Cruise G 116 LA
9 Le Fascinator Velazquez J R 116 LA
10 Summer of Fun Lopez P 116
11 Miss Lucky Sevens Napravnik R 116 L

[pweizer]

Good card overall. But, wow, that is one sad edition of the Pimlico Special.

Paul

[tbonds]

Not a good group or not enough horses? Just asking

[letswastemoney]

I agree the Pimlico Special is bad this year. Some of those horses can't win a claiming race.

Then again, it's not a G1 anymore like in past years, so I should not expect a top notch field.

[dylbert]

Rosie versus Rosario. Should make for an interesting Friday afternoon.

[pweizer]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I agree the Pimlico Special is bad this year. Some of those horses can't win a claiming race.

Then again, it's not a G1 anymore like in past years, so I should not expect a top notch field.

True, this is not a Grade 1 any longer, But, for $300,000, I would think there might be a few decent horses out there who might want to compete.

Paul

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Good card overall. But, wow, that is one sad edition of the Pimlico Special.

Paul

I'm afraid without the pp's i don't even know who most of the horses are. I must be out of the loop. Definitely not the same Pimlico Special of yesteryear...

[Sightseek]

Not exactly the 1988 edition of the Pimlico Special (linked below), but at least they are trying to keep this race going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUEVRw31AHQ

[dino]

Any idea if they will be offering 2 day DD or Pick 3?

[jms62]

Originally Posted by dino

Any idea if they will be offering 2 day DD or Pick 3?

Black Eyed Susan/Preakness

[NTamm1215]

It's Pimlico Special-Preakness.

http://www.preakness.com/sites/www.p...es/SWSheet.pdf

[jms62]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

It's Pimlico Special-Preakness.

http://www.preakness.com/sites/www.p...es/SWSheet.pdf

I stand corrected. They switched last year right? Black Eye Susan / Preakness would be a nice bet given the fields.

[Aly-Sheba]

If Ben's Cat wins, I think King L. should start asking now for somebody to put up the money to supplement him to the BC !!

[TouchOfGrey]

Walkwithapurpose and Manuka Honey out of the Black-Eyed Susan.

[Sightseek]

Bummer about the two scratches, but this is such an excellent card!

[letswastemoney]

Does anyone have any insight into the Pimlico Special?

I wanted to play the Special / Preakness double, but the field is so bad for the Pimlico Special that it's hard to separate them unless I want to use an overbet Richard's Kid or Last Gunfighter.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Does anyone have any insight into the Pimlico Special?

I wanted to play the Special / Preakness double, but the field is so bad for the Pimlico Special that it's hard to separate them unless I want to use an overbet Richard's Kid or Last Gunfighter.

I dont have much of an opinion on the race. Other than the 2 horses you mentioned both STINK. Bad field. Wait until Saturday. The late pick 4 is nice, even if you love ORB.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Does anyone have any insight into the Pimlico Special?

I wanted to play the Special / Preakness double, but the field is so bad for the Pimlico Special that it's hard to separate them unless I want to use an overbet Richard's Kid or Last Gunfighter.

I actually think those are the only two horses that can win. I don't think Eighttofasttocatch wants to go this far and while I am shocked that I actually want to include Richard's Kid, there should be pace, he likes this track, and gets class relief. The other thing is Mr Premature on Last Gunfighter. He could get all smiley and take off early into the pace.