The Preakness Stakes lost its early favorite when Muth exited the field because of a 103-degree fever. Kentucky Derby champion Mystik Dan is now the unquestioned headliner for an eight-horse field that will still bring many of the world’s most successful trainers to Pimlico Race Course. Meet the eight contenders for Saturday’s 149th running of the Preakness: Mystik Dan Trainer: Kenny McPeek ...
BALTIMORE — It was a stomach-churning moment for anyone who cares about the Preakness Stakes or the broader state of thoroughbred racing. As Havnameltdown sprinted around the far turn in the Chick Lang Stakes on last year’s Preakness undercard, the 3-year-old colt buckled and threw his rider, Luis Saez. Moments later, attendants erected a dark screen around Havnameltdown so patrons at Pimlico ...
A specific memory nudged Kenny McPeek toward caution. The year was 1995, and McPeek was a fresh-faced trainer bursting with optimistic vim after a horse named Tejano Run finished runner-up in the Kentucky Derby. “I was 32. I got swept up in, ‘Oh, you’ve got to take him to the Preakness, you can win the Preakness,'” the voluble Kentuckian recalled Thursday morning at Pimlico Race Course, ...
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is new favorite for 2024 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Bob Baffert's Imagination is now second choice.