Black Eyed Susan

Who is Cho Myung Kwon?

 That's the big question. While the West coast horses are getting clobbered in the East, there's one old guy who is a new name in racing, who may not fit the mold.

But first, a word about the Preakness.

The Preakness is a time for people to make their private picks. ANIMAL KINGDOM is the real deal, however. He had the best forward move going into the Derby, and easily could have been bet if one ignored the "wise" guys. He's the first legitimate triple crown threat I've see in thirty years.

But this is about the Susan. I don't like small fields, but sometimes you can find a vulnerable favorite. Here, there are three favorites, and one of them is vulnerable on the issue of fitness.

PROJECTED ORDER OF FINISH FOR THE BLACK EYED SUSAN, RACE 10 PIMLCIO 05/20/2011 GRADE TWO 1 1/8 MILE

PROGRAM NUMBER-NAME OF RUNNER-PROBABLE ODDS-COMMENTS

6 LOVE THEWAY YOUARE 8-1 Unheralded trainer is doing well, and since the West Coast runners have been getting clobbered by the East and South, his odds should be an overlay. This one is different in that she has won on slow tracks, and should be fit, coming off of one.

4 WYOMIA 4-5 is a deserving favorite off Grade 1 Keeneland second place finish in tough field. Obvious class here.

1 ROYAL DELTA 8-1 is listed 3-1 in morning line, and Mott wins often with this sort of underlay. It's bad for racing that a stable bets them down, and worse when they tout them this hard before a win to sportswriters and others they kowtow to. So it can't be ignored as a likely win candidate despite no success in even minor stakes

3 COAX LIBERTY 4-1 faded as a 2 year old in grade 1 races, and would be dangerous if not for the 10 lifetime races already, 7 as a 2 year old, which isn't good. Still, this looks like one who just looks to run 4th or maybe third in here.

5 BUSTER'S READY 8-1 has an outside chance. Usually, however, Pletcher's runners do their best fresh, so this one deserves longer odds.

2 HOT SUMMER 7-2 is the chalk to avoid, coming off quality Grade 3 win. The speed rating of 93 with an 06 track differential at Aqueduct denotes a hard fast surface, and though she's had a month to recover, she has need longer to recvoer from fast times in the past. A good fillie, but this is an obvious regression race for her.

Bets: WPS 6. Trifecta Box 1-3-4-6, Wheel 4,6 with 4,6 with 1,3,5: Superfecta Box 1-3-4-6, Wheel 1,4,6 with 1,4,6 with 1,3,4,5,6 with 1,3,4,5,6.