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Originally Posted by britrock88
I'm always a little miffed that the Derby runs ~20 and the Preakness runs 40-50% of that number. Anyone know why?
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Usually it is because some of the longer shot horses that qualify put all their eggs in the Kentucky Derby basket. If they flame out there, there usually isn't much of an impetus to put the money into further training and prep for the Preakness.
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