Tall Tale: Surprising 2nd for Tale of Verve in Preakness (The Associated Press)
A 30-1 long shot in the morning line, Tale of Verve got virtually no love from the media or bettors leading up to the Preakness. On Saturday, the bay colt proved to be better than every horse except the incomparable American Pharoah. ”What a horse,” trainer Dallas Stewart said. He’s an improving horse.” Stewart felt so good about it, he actually seemed eager to take on American Pharoah again in three weeks.