RODGER’S QUICK TAKE

The Preakness Stakes is not until May 21, but there is no way Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is going to win. I am still shocked he won the Derby, but everything set up perfectly for him to stun the racing world. I hope he runs the second leg of the Triple Crown so everyone can see how improbable that win was. What I want to see in the Preakness is a down-the-stretch duel between Zandon and Epicenter that ends with Zandon winning by a neck at the wire. Please, no more shocking upsets. One in the Triple Crown series is more than enough. Rodger Wyland is the sports director for Newschannel 13. Listen to him weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WTMM (104.5 FM, “The Team”).