The Entrants
The Analysts have submitted their papers and claimed their Home Teams to start the race. The Claim Box for Player Haters Preakness V is:
Slate of Games
Superscript 1 next to Home Team means the game is played internationally.
The slate of games for Player Haters Preakness V includes five head-to-head competitions this month (the first tiebreaker in the race). Head-to-head games do not count toward Player Haters Picks (i.e., Picks of un-owned teams).
In Leg 1, through the clubhouse turn, we kick off the Crown with a test of horse sense by Analysts with new mounts: Craft Brew versus Wise Orangutan. In Leg 3, The Strategist will try to contain the upstart Roxy Trot, while Kentucky burns as Jimmy V takes his Derby champion to Sponge Mom’s (un-)Bearable field! In Leg 4, Roxy Trot flies like an Eagle overseas to race against B-Reezy riding the London Jaguars and Atwork seeks to down a Craft Brew in Los Angeles.
Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are a record number of featured games: two Thursday nights, four Sunday nights, and four Monday nights.
Seven different teams earn a bye week during the month, robbing Analysts of precious opportunities for Player Hater Picks.
Picks
Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may NOT pick their Claimed team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win, but Correct Home Team Picks remains the second tiebreaker. See the complete Player Haters Preakness rules for more detail.
Email picks in private to The Bookie before each leg (week) of the Race. Thursday games are due by 2pm local times on Thursdays (flexible per The Bookie’s time in special circumstances). All three Picks are due on Saturdays at 2pm local times. No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.
