Favorite Muth Scratched for the Preakness, Shakes Up Race
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00:02 - And we have to start with this.
00:06 We've got some major news about this race
00:09 that came down earlier today.
00:10 Can you please tell us what's going on?
00:12 - Yeah, the horse who was the morning line favorite,
00:16 Moose, scratched out of the race.
00:17 I think it was eight to five on that morning line.
00:20 And I think he probably had, in my opinion,
00:23 about a 50% chance to win the race.
00:26 So it's pretty big news.
00:28 It really opens the race up to some others
00:30 and made it just a more interesting addition, in my opinion.
00:34 - Now, Craig, look, obviously for the novices
00:39 or the fair weather people that kind of just jump in
00:42 for the Triple Crown, we're gonna see news like this.
00:45 Know that Baffert wasn't allowed at the Kentucky Derby.
00:48 Know that this is one of Baffert's horses.
00:50 I saw something about a fever.
00:53 Are we gonna get any of the stuff with,
00:55 it's a Baffert horse, there's something fishy going on here.
00:58 - I tend to doubt it in this spot.
01:01 I mean, it sounds like he just spiked the temperature
01:03 or something.
01:04 I mean, these horses,
01:05 especially for the Triple Crown races,
01:07 are highly regulated, lots of vet checks.
01:10 So I don't think there's anything nefarious going on here.
01:13 Just a horse who got sick at the wrong time
01:16 and hopefully we'll get to see him in the Belmont.
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