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Spirits and Springsteen: Bourbon War Seeks Preakness Glory

Question: How did Bourbon War get his name? Answer: Spirits and Springsteen. When Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill decided to keep the Tapit colt they’d intended to pinhook, they knew that he’d have “bourbon” in his name. They race in the name of Bourbon Lane Stable, and in this age of branding and name recognition,…

May 17, 2019 in Preakness 2019.

Brian Nadeau’s Road to the Triple Crown: The Preakness Stakes

Pimlico: The GI, $1.5 million Preakness at 1 3/16 miles by Brian Nadeau #1 War of Will (4-1): The much ballyhooed eighth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby (he was moved up to seventh after race winner Maximum Security was disqualified) sat a dream trip behind the speed in Louisville while tugging early, bulled his way…

May 17, 2019 in Preakness 2019.

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