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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2018 JUSTIFY DRAWS SEVEN AGAIN IN PREAKNESS WEDNESDAY=S Undefeated GI Kentucky Derby winner Justify (Scat Daddy) PREAKNESS REPORT hopes seven will be lucky again as he drew the post position for the second consecutive time at Wednesday=s GI Preakness S. draw. The hulking chestnut, a perfect four-for-four to start his career, was installed as the 1-2 morning-line favorite in the eight-horse field. AI think 1-2 is putting some added pressure on all of us,@ trainer Bob Baffert joked. Commenting on the wet forecast for Saturday, he added, AHe=s run on two wet tracks and won on them, but ideally we want a beautiful day so everyone can enjoy what a great spectacle the Preakness is.@ AWe were pleased with that,@ said part owner WinStar Farm=s Elliott Walden, AI don=t think Bob wanted to be the >1,= and I think anything else would have been fine. To come out of the >seven= like he did at Churchill, I think is good. One thing, [Baffert] said he didn=t want Quip (Distorted Humor) to his Bob Baffert takes a good look at Justify as the Derby winner outside, because he might be speed, too.@ Cont. p4 arrives at PIM late Wednesday afternoon | Sherackatthetrack IN TDN EUROPE TODAY by Steve Sherack GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK BALTIMORE, Md--With a full day of action kicking off at soggy Champion sprinter Harry Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) Pimlico just before 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, here=s a returned a winner in Wednesday’s G2 Duke of York S. timeline of some of the day=s highlights ahead of Saturday=s Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. 143rd renewal of the GI Preakness S. 6:04 a.m. B Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, aboard his popular stable pony Starbuck, was already leading back last year=s GI Hopeful S. winner and >TDN Rising Star= Sporting Chance (Tiznow) to the stakes barn as some light rain continued to fall shortly after sunrise. With heavy overnight thunderstorms leaving the Pimlico main track a sloppy mess (more of this is unfortunately forecasted for the remainder of the week), the dark bay was out for only light exercise. The same went for stablemate Bravazo (Awesome Again), winner of the GII Risen Star S. and sixth-place finisher in the GI Kentucky Derby, who headed out about 15 minutes later. The Lukas pair also both schooled in the paddock. 7:00 a.m. - Lukas was in his element holding court with reporters while Sporting Chance nibbled on some nearby grass adjacent to the stakes barn. AIf we=re going to do something serious on that racetrack, we=ve got to get paid for it,@ the six- time Preakness winner said. Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Thursday, May 17, 2018 Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN News and Features Editor Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistants Alexa Reisfield Rachel McCaffrey Photo Editor/Dir. of Distribution Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Social Media Strategist Justina Severni Six-time GI Preakness S. winners and Hall of Famers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert Director of Customer Service Vicki Forbes sat down for a chat in the shedrow of Lukas's Pimlico barn Wednesday morning. [email protected] Baffert sends out GI Kentucky Derby hero Justify (Scat Daddy) in Saturday's Preakness Marketing Manager and Lukas saddles a pair of challengers in GISW Sporting Chance (Tiznow) and GSW Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen Bravazo (Awesome Again). | Jon Kral Director of Information Technology Ray Villa [email protected] Bookkeeper BULLET FOR MUCHO MACHO MAN COLT IN TIMONIUM 4 Terry May Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini continues to report from Timonium, [email protected] where the under-tack preview is being held for the upcoming Fasig- WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The fastest of the day International Editor was a colt from the first crop of GI BC Classic hero Mucho Macho Man. Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor TODAY’S GRADED STAKES Emma Berry EST Race Click for TV [email protected] 9:55a Betfred Middleton S.-G2, YRK -------------- ----- Associate International Editor 10:30a Betfred Dante S.-G2, YRK -------------- ----- Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 13 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MAY 17, 2018 Wednesday=s Preakness Report cont. from p1 7:15 a.m. - A Sunrise Tour group of about 20, including several young children, stopped in their tracks to check out champion Good Magic (Curlin) as he began walking under-tack. The GI Kentucky Derby runner-up glided over the wet going quite nicely for the second straight day under the watchful eye of Chad Brown=s traveling assistant Baldo Hernandez. Good Magic didn=t get as warm as he did during his first trip to the track Tuesday and appears to have bounced back from his solid effort in Louisville in top form. Good Magic galloped about 1 1/4 miles beneath regular exercise rider Walter Malasquez, making two trips past the Pimlico grandstand. 11:15 a.m. - Kentucky Derby winner and >TDN Rising Star= Justify (Scat Daddy) departs Churchill Downs for his flight to Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Justify was joined on the flight by GI Arkansas Derby runner-up and >TDN Rising Star= Quip (Distorted Humor) and Derby eighth-place finisher Lone Sailor (Majestic Warrior). 3:03 p.m. - Diamond King (Quality Road), a last out winner of Laurel=s Federico Tesio S., was the first of the Wednesday afternoon Preakness arrivals at Old Hilltop. 3:49 p.m. - With a very large crowd looking on, including WinStar Farm=s Elliott Walden, Justify bounced off the van with good energy on Pimlico=s backstretch as Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert eyed him closely. Quip and Lone Sailor followed a few minutes later. How did Justify settle into his new digs at the stakes barn? AHe=s wearing me out,@ Baffert said with a laugh to a large group of press after walking the strapping chestnut around the shedrow. 5:17 p.m. - It=s lucky number seven for Justify once again. Justify was installed as the 1-2 morning-line favorite for the second leg of the Triple Crown after drawing the same post he did in the Derby at the Stronach Group chalet in the Pimlico infield. Good Magic, the second-choice at 3-1, was assigned slot five. UNSUNG HEROES: Know of someone flying under the radar who makes a positive contribution to the Thoroughbred industry? Let us know! We will be featuring veteran grooms, hot walkers, track maintenance crew members or anyone on the racetrack backside who makes a difference on a daily basis in our newest TDN AUnsung Heroes@ feature. Please submit your suggestions to [email protected]. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MAY 17, 2018 Justify Draws Seven Again in Preakness cont. from p1 Breeders’ Cup Turf: Aug 11- $1,000,000 Arlington Million- G1 Justify training Tuesday at Churchill Downs | Coady Photography AP, 3yo & up, 1 1/4m (T), Closes May 19 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf: The second choice at 3-1 is 2-year-old male champion Good Aug 11- $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes- G1 Magic (Curlin), who drew post five. All others are double digits AP, 3yo & up, 1 3/16m (T), Closes May 19 on the morning line. The field from the rail out, with prices and jockey assignments, is as follows: Quip (Geroux, 12-1), Lone For additional information, including the complete Win and You’re In schedule, Sailor (Majestic Warrior) (Ortiz, Jr., 15-1), Sporting Chance click here or call the Breeders’ Cup Racing Office at (859) 514-9422. (Tiznow) (Contreras, 30-1), Diamond King (Quality Road) *Travel awards for ALL Championship starters (based outside KY) (Castellano, 30-1), Good Magic (Ortiz, 3-1), Tenfold (Curlin) (Santana, Jr., 20-1), Justify (Smith, 1-2), Bravazo (Awesome Hip 278 earned the :21 1/5 quarter-mile bullet during the Again) (Saez, 20-1) day=s fourth set. S.R. Schwartz purchased the youngster for $95,000 at last year=s Keeneland September sale. He RNA=d for $55,000 after working a furlong in :10 flat at the OBS March Sale. The chestnut is consigned by Kip Elser=s Kirkwood Stables. AHe was at OBS in March and breezed very well and was BULLET FOR MUCHO MACHO MAN COLT IN ignored,@ Elser said. AHe was a nice horse then and he has certainly gone the right way.@ TIMONIUM by Jessica Martini TIMONIUM, MD - A colt from the first crop of GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) (Hip 278) turned in the fastest quarter-mile breeze time so far at this week=s under-tack preview of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year- Olds in Training Sale when covering the distance in :21 1/5 Wednesday in Timonium. An additional 10 juveniles worked the co-fastest furlong of :10 1/5 Wednesday after seven hit that mark during Tuesday=s first of three preview sessions.