Big Brown A Very Strong Favorite in 2008 Preakness Stakes Field

[Canuck Kid]

With Big Brown moving nicely forward toward the 133rd Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday, it is somewhat understandable that only Gayego is under consideration to oppose him from the 18 that survived the Kentucky Derby. Yet at the same time, Big Brown seems likely to face a surprisingly large field of 12 rivals in the 1 3/16 miles Classic. Where the Derby allowed 20 in the starting gate for its 1 1/4-mile race, the Preakness has a 14-horse limit due mostly to common sense rather than the geometrics of the one-mile track.

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