Ron Flatter

It's the same thing.

I mean, I pointed out in something I wrote a couple weeks ago that when you hear this story, that it's almost like there's a boilerplate message that's put out by the trainers who use the same language talking about how it was a tough campaign and this was our big goal and we'll see you at the Belmont.

And God bless everybody in the Preakness, and it's almost like you can fill in the name of the horse.

Sovereignty last year, Rich Strike 2022, now Golden Tempo.

So that's what you often hear.

He seems fit.

He's supposed to be lining up in the Belmont.

They just decided two weeks was too quick.

Yes, absolutely.

I do.

Three weeks, I don't know.

And I'll give you one other angle on this, too.

This is a $2 million race, the Preakness.

The Derby's, what, $5 million?

The Belmont is $2 million, but it's five weeks after the Derby.

So when you add all this up,

If you factor for inflation, do you remember Bob Baffert had a horse called Silver Charm back almost 30 years ago?

I do.

If you factor for inflation, the Preakness is worth the same now as it was then.

So, you know, go back to the old Ohlmeyer phrase.