Preakness Profile: Pretty Boy Miah * The Racing Biz

Preakness Profile: Pretty Boy Miah

Gets major class test

The Biz
May 16, 2026

14. Great White (15-1)

Color / Sex: Dark Bay or Brown Gelding
Bred / By: Kentucky / Thoroughbred by Design
Sire – Dam (Damsire): Beau Liam – Tryingtolookpretty, by Mineshaft
Starts-Wins-Places-Shows / Earnings: 4-2-1-0 / $95,800
Jockey / Trainer: Ricardo Santana Jr. / Jeremiah Englehart
Owner: Team Penney Racing, Echo Racing, Flower City Racing LLC, Anthony Bruno, and Christopher J. Meyer

Pretty Boy Miah may be the field’s fastest-improving horse. After failing to win in his first two starts, the Jeremiah Englehart trainee broke his maiden in dominant style at Aqueduct and followed that with a convincing allowance victory going a mile. His 92 Beyer in that most recent race suggests he belongs with this group despite limited experience, and none in stakes company.

The gelding is by sire Beau Liam, a son of Liam’s Map, whose eldest are three. Pretty Boy Miah is the first foal out of a winless Mineshaft mare. That pedigree offers a mix of speed and stamina, and the colt’s rapid improvement suggests he may still be figuring things out mentally and physically.

Pretty Boy Miah projects as another forwardly placed runner in a race filled with speed. He will need to prove he can transfer his Aqueduct form to Grade I company, but his recent progression makes him an intriguing outsider with upside.

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