Daily Sports Roundup: May 15th
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Preakness Stakes races at Pimlico, the Astros and Giants have their aces clash, and the WNBA gets their season going.
Haskell Headlines Three Big Races on Weekend
All three winners of this year’s Triple Crown races will be in action on the weekend at two different tracks. Three big graded stakes totaling $2.5 million have attracted some top 3-year-olds to Mountaineer, Saratoga and Monmouth.
Rachel Alexandra Headed to Preakness and Favored
The superstar filly Rachel Alexandra is headed for the Preakness Stakes betting . After a weekend of confusion, Mine That Bird’s owner Mark Allen and Pioneerof The Nile’s Ahmed Zayat have said they will not enter additional horses to keep the filly out of the Preakness. Now, not only is Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness, she is favored in horse racing odds.

