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Check out my Preakness Day (5-18-24) Pimlico Race 8 analysis below.

PIM 8 (G3 Maryland Sprint, 6f)
Primary – #6 PRINCE OF JERICHO, #2 Prevalence
Secondary – #7 Bourbon Bash, #1 Coastal Mission, #3 Super Chow, #4 Jaxon Traveler

Horse Comments:

#6 Prince of Jericho (7-2) is sharp for Brittany Russell. He returned with a nose victory as the favorite on Feb. 23, and battled on the pace and finished a nose behind Coastal Mission on April 13. He likes this distance and could easily take this.

#2 Prevalence (5-2) is very inconsistent. He won the Commonwealth (G3) in the slop at Keeneland in 2022 and misfired in his next five starts. He was a distant second in this race last year, flopped in his next two starts, and ran huge on fast dirt at Keeneland on April 6. Irad Ortiz Jr. should put him in the race right out of the gate.

#7 Bourbon Bash (6-1) is 2-for-22 with eleven minor placings. He fired trifecta shots in his last seven starts and Saturday’s rider Joel Rosario guided him to a nose defeat at Keeneland last fall. He has nine starts at six furlongs with nine top three finishes.

#1 Coastal Mission (3-1) is 12-for-19 overall and 6-for-8 on a wet track. He got back on track with a nose victory as the 3-2 favorite in an extended sprint stakes race at seven panels on April 13.

#3 Super Chow (4-1) was part of the trifecta in 17 of 18 starts. He is good on fast dirt and wet dirt, and he owns early-pressing versatility.

#4 Jaxon Traveler (6-1) is a 9-for-29 pro and he finished first or second in 5 of 6 local starts. His winning rider Flavien Prat stays put but he flopped in his lone wet track attempt. 

Wagers:

#6 to win

Exacta 2-6/2-6-7

Trifecta 1-2-6/1-2-3-4-6/7

Recent Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners 
May 4 – Vahva ($5.44), Exacta ($13.20)
May 9 – Mosler Time ($10.20), Trifecta ($20.50)
May 9 – Mosler Time/I Can Do It Double ($65.80)
May 10 – Dontim ($11.20), Trifecta ($168.80)
May 11 – Musical Rhapsody/Duvet Day Exacta (SA Best Bet, $9.20)
May 11 – Party With Paddy ($4.20)
May 11 – $5 Golden Hour Double (SA 9, GG 8) – $35.00
May 12 – Special Club ($5.20)
May 12 – $5 Golden Hour Double (SA 9, GG 8) – $59.00

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Jarrod Horak

Jarrod Horak posts stakes recaps from Del Mar and Santa Anita Park, along with full card recaps and free stakes picks from Southern and/or Northern California.