Shug McGaughey expecting Orb to continue winning streak – Horseracing news
Shug McGaughey is hopeful that Orb will be able to continue his winning streak by claiming the Preakness Stakes (Grade 1) at Pimlico in the United States of America. The race is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
At the moment, the young challenger has been given the best odds by different betting sites, which shows that he is definitely going to attract a lot of bets from the punters. However, he has not been rated as the outright favourite to succeed, which has
disappointed his team to some extent.
Despite that, McGaughey is staying optimistic about the race and said, “Obviously if I was going to pick the post, I wouldn't have picked post one. But with only nine horses in there and with a rider like Joel [Rosario], he's going to figure out what to
do. He'll have him in the right spot. I'm looking forward to Saturday afternoon.”
Orb started off his career in January this year and proved to be dominant in his first ever outing. He continued delivering good results over the next few months and is currently unbeaten with four race victories to his name.
Although the young stallion has got off to a great start to his career, it will be extremely difficult for him to maintain a 100 percent winning percentage. If he manages to do so, he will be rated right up there with the likes of Frankel and Black Caviar,
who remained unbeaten in their respective careers before retiring to stud.
However, the three-year-old colt will have to battle hard in the upcoming event, which has attracted some fierce competitors.
This is not a worry for McGaughey though, as he stated, “The one post here is different than the one post at Churchill Downs. It's not going to be a concern. We've got an even-money shot in the Preakness. What more could I ask for?”
The real challenge for Orb will be to weather the storm from Departing, who is quite a talented stallion and has been performing well too. Therefore, the competition will be an interesting one and the punters will have to place their bets carefully.
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