2011 PREAKNESS RESULT: Shackleford Denies Animal Kingdom (with Video Replay)
by Matt Gardner on May 21, 2011 6:26 PM EDT
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Shackleford, the 4th place finisher at the Derby after leading most of the way, survived a quick duel in the opening quarter mile and then relaxed on the front-end and held off a hard charging Animal Kingdom to win the Preakness at Pimlico.
Animal Kingdom, the Kentucky Derbby winner, split horses midway on the far turn and came with a strong rally in the final quarter mile but, in the end, it was not enough to overtake the game Shackleford. Astrology finished 3rd with Dialed In rounding out the superfecta.
Shackleford is trained by Dale Romans and ridden by Jesus Castanon. Congratulations to the connections.
1st: 5-Shackleford - ($27.20, $10.20, $6.80)
2nd: 11-Animal Kingdom - ($4.20, $3.60)
3rd: 1-Astrology - ($8.00)
4th: 10-Dialed In
$1 Exacta: $57.40
$1 Trifecta: $700.90
$0.10 Super: $310.63
$1 Daily Double: $32.60
$0.50 Pick 3: $29.10
$0.50 Pick 4: $135.80
$0.50 Pick 5: $730.65
Fractions:
1/4: 22.69
1/2: 46.87
3/4: 1:12.01
Mile: 1:37.22
Finish: 1:56.47
Internal Splits:
1/4: 22.69
1/2: 24.18
3/4: 25.14
Mile: 25.21
Finish: 19.25
The splits make it abundantly clear where Shackleford won this race; after a very quick opening quarter, the pace slowed to a crawl of 24.18 and 25.14 for the next two splits. The fourth quarter? 25.21. Fast, slow, slower.
A little fact related during the broadcast today, and updated after today's Preakness, since the Rebel on 3/19, there have been 15 graded stakes races at a mile or longer on dirt or turf for three-year-olds, and every favorite has lost.
Video replay below the jump.
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Still trying to find the splits...
but the internal fractions are going to be interesting.
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by Matt Gardner on May 21, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
When I saw 22 and change
I thought that was totally setting up Animal Kingdom and Diaied In. Oh well!
One more quarter of 22 or 23, and that probably happens...
credit to Castanon for slowing it down enough.
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by Matt Gardner on May 21, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
22 and change, but just 1:12 for 6f
The leaders slowed it down nicely and preserved their energy in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
I’d like to find the mile split, but DRF’s site has gotten a case of the slows.
Did Dialed In run the best 4th place in Preakness history?
Hehehhehe, I don’t like to throw dirt on people, but they have it coming.
Yeah, don't think it was.
Trainers love to talk…and to hear the sound of their own voice.
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by Matt Gardner on May 21, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Splits are up...
internals were very weird. The 3rd and 4th quarters went in 25+ each. The final 3 furlongs in 19.25 on pace for anothe 25+ quarter.
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Maybe "weird" is the wrong word...
There were two races: the first was into the first quarter and it was a sprint. Then they got into a rhythm that would have had them run a mile in about 1:40+.
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by Matt Gardner on May 21, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Having A Very Good Season
Had AK at Churchill…had Shackleford to place and a 5-10-11 box exacta. My theory was that Shackleford could go wire-to-wire but that AK would catch him on the stretch.
(I have photo proof also :) )
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