The Preakness

A lot of hype and hoorah from various people preceded this race--and it almost lived up to it. 

Mine That Bird lost his Kentucky-Derby-winning jockey, Calvin Borel, because Calvin--who had been on Rachel Alexandra when she won the Kentucky Oaks, thinks she's the best horse he's ever ridden and chose her for the Preakness.   He also lost surprise--as the videos of the race show, jockeys were looking back to keep an eye on Mine That Bird until he passed them--which he did.  But he had to go wide a