This year’s Preakness is notable not because of who is there but who is not there.
Hall of famer Steve Asmussen wasn’t there to see Laughing Fox placed at 20-1. Neither was Dale Romans, who entered his horse Everfast just this week, and drew the longest odds at 50-1.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of Wednesday’s late afternoon event was the respect paid to Golden Gate Fields favorite Anothertwistafate. Despite finishing second his last two races, Grade 3 Derby preps, he was installed as the third favorite at 6-1 behind Improbable and War Of Will, who was 4-1. Anothertwistafate earned a free pass into the Preakness by winning the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate. He then finished second in the Sunland Derby and Lexington Stakes.
Anothertwistafate did not draw particularly well, being picked first and assigned the 12 post in the 13-horse field. Improbable drew very well on the inside in the four. He finished fifth, then moved to fourth after the disqualification, in the Kentucky Derby.
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