Hard
Spun is trainer Larry Jones' first
Triple Crown horse. Jones received
some criticism when he allowed the
colt to come into the Kentucky Derby
with six weeks rest.
"I've always been one of those guys
who marches to the beat of his own
drummer," stated Jones. "My teachers
always complained about that, which
is not to say that I was rebellious.
I always fly by the seat of my
pants. You just do what you think is
right."
Lightly raced Curlin, third in the
Run for the Roses, suffered his
first career defeat on the first
Saturday of May. Trainer Steve
Asmussen likes what he sees from his
colt since that race.
"He
came out of the race really well,"
Asmussen said. "He gave us no signs
that he wouldn't come out of it
well. But it was curious to see,
with him never getting beaten
before, how he would go back to the
track. He was very patient. That was
one thing I was wanting to see, that
he didn't tighten up or get nervous
or being somebody he hasn't always
been."
The
post position draw will take place
on Wednesday afternoon in downtown
Baltimore.
2007
Preakness Stakes Odds