Horse-by-Horse Capsules Horses are listed in order of post position.

--Pick a Horse-- U S S Tinosa Magic Weisner Straight Gin Crimson Hero Medeglia d'Oro Harlan's Holiday Easyfromthegitgo War Emblem Table Limit Booklet Menacing Dennis Proud Citizen Equality

1. U S S TINOSA Jockey: Kent Desormeaux Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer Odds: 15-1 Outlook: A lightly-raced horse, USS Tinosa has not competed since finishing fifth in the Santa Anita Derby on April 6. The grey colt was second in the San Felipe Stakes in his start before Santa Anita. He was unable to run in the Kentucky Derby due to insufficient earnings. Desormeaux, who has been aboard the horse in his last three races, gets the call again.

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2. MAGIC WEISNER Jockey: Phil Teator Trainer: Nancy Alberts Odds: 40-1 Outlook: The Maryland-bred son of Ameri Valay could be the sentimental choice among the Pimlico betting public. He has trained just 18 miles away at Laurel Park and will make the trip to Pimlico on Saturday morning. The horse had a five-race winning streak snapped by Smoked Em in the Federico Stakes his last time out. The horse has finished in the money in eight of 10 races. Teator has been aboard Magic Weisner the last six rides.

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3. STRAIGHT GIN Jockey: Robby Albarado Trainer: Nick Zito Odds: 30-1 Outlook: The horse won twice over the winter at Gulfstream Park. His last outing was a fourth-place finish behind Harlan's Holiday in the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. His best races are when he is at or near the lead, which will be a difficult task against the speed horses at Pimlico.

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4. CRIMSON HERO Jockey: Chris McCarron Trainer: Nick Zito Odds: 20-1 Outlook: A colt by Capote, Crimson Hero broke his maiden at Pimlico last September and most recently was second to Kentucky Derby runner-up Proud Citizen in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. McCarron will ride the horse for the first time.

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5. MEDAGLIA D'ORO Jockey: Jerry Bailey Trainer: Bobby Frankel Odds: 5-2 Outlook: The lightly-raced colt finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby after getting off to a terrible start. Trainer Bobby Frankel responded by switching jockeys, replacing Laffit Pincay with Jerry Bailey. Stuck behind a wall of horses, Medaglia d'Oro did a respectable job moving up to fourth and will be a factor Saturday. After winning his stakes debut at Santa Anita's Grade II San Felipe Stakes, the El Prado colt battled Buddha down the stretch in the Wood Memorial and lost by a head. The horse is owned by Edmund Gann, who purchased him following his maiden win at Arkansas in February.

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6. HARLAN'S HOLIDAY Jockey: Edgar Prado Trainer: Ken McPeek Odds: 9-2 Outlook: The colt became the latest Kentucky Derby favorite to fall by the wayside, never threatening at Churchill Downs and finishing seventh. He turned heads with Grade I wins at the Florida Derby and Blue Grass Stakes in his previous two starts. Each of his 11 starts have come since June and the Kentucky Derby was the first to result in worse than a runner-up finish. He was the longest-priced favorite in Kentucky Derby history at 6-1.

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7. EASYFROMTHEGITGO Jockey: Donnie Meche Trainer: Steve Asmussen Odds: 15-1 Outlook: A Dehere-colt owned by James Cassels and Bob Zollars, Easyfromthegitco has been pointed toward the Preakness. The colt strung together three straight wins over the winter, including the Lecomte Stakes, but lost the Louisiana Derby by a nose to Repent. The horse was third behind Proud Citizen and Crimson Hero in the Lexington Stakes.

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8. WAR EMBLEM Jockey: Victor Espinoza Trainer: Bob Baffert Odds: 3-1 Outlook: At 20-1, War Emblem led gate-to-wire in the Kentucky Derby, making trainer Bob Baffert a Derby winner for the third time. The Preakness might be more to War Emblem's liking since the race is 1/16th of a mile shorter and the tighter turns favor speed horses. War Emblem was a gate-to-wire victory at the Grade II Illinois Derby at Sportsman's Park and went to Baffert's barn after he was bought by Prince Ahmed bin Salman. War Emblem is the son of Our Emblem.

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9. TABLE LIMIT Jockey: Gary Stevens Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas Odds: 30-1 Outlook: Lukas decided to saddle a second horse in the Preakness and went for Table Limit, a $580,000 yearling purchase at the September Keeneland Sale. The horse scored a pair of seven-furlong wins during the spring meet at Keeneland after losing his first three outings in California. The horse had been slated for the Peter Pan Stakes on May 25, but was moved up after good workouts.

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10. BOOKLET Jockey: Pat Day Trainer: John Ward Odds: 10-1 Outlook: Booklet was fourth behind Harlan's Holiday in the Blue Grass Stakes but defeated the horse in the Holy Bull Stakes and the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Ward has replaced jockey Jorge Chavez with Pat Day, who has won the Preakness five times and has an excellent reputation as a rider of speed horses. 'I think Booklet's a dangerous weapon in Pat's hands,' Ward said. Booklet is at his best when able to ease into the early lead, but that will not be easy in the tight turns at Pimlico.

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11. MENACING DENNIS Jockey: Mario Pino Trainer: Jeff Bonde Odds: 50-1 Outlook: The most lightly raced member in the field with just four lifetime starts. The Star de Naskra colt has made his last three starts in California after breaking his maiden impressively last summer at Monmouth Park. Victor Espinoza was aboard for the horse's last race, when he was beaten by a head in the Snow Chief Stakes at Hollywood Park. Espinoza will ride Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem in the Preakness.

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12. PROUD CITIZEN Jockey: Mike Smith Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas Odds: 6-1 Outlook: The Gone West colt was a surprise second in the Kentucky Derby and could give Lukas his record 14th Triple Crown victory and sixth in the Preakness. Lukas' 13 Triple Crown wins tie him with 'Sunny Jim' Fitzimmons for the all-time lead. The last Preakness winner for Lukas was Charismatic in 1999. While second, Proud Citizen did not post a serious challenge to War Emblem at Churchill Downs. The horse almost was sent to the barn after a seventh-place showing over 1 1/8 miles in the Santa Anita Derby. But he won Keeneland's Coolmore Lexington Stakes two weeks later -- his only two races of the year.

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13. EQUALITY Jockey: Ramon Dominguez Trainer: Graham Motion Odds: 20-1 Outlook: The Preakness long shot will try to use fresh legs to his advantage. The son of Mt. Livermore has not raced since finishing second in the Aventura Stakes at Gulfstream on April 6. Motion considered running Equality in the Kentucky Derby had he won the Aventura, but instead pointed toward the Preakness. Runs well at shorter distances and could be overmatched at Pimlico.

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