Bolt d’Oro will run in the Preakness if all goes to plan, according to Mick Ruis – and it won’t matter if Justify runs or not.
Among 28 nominees to the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico are local hopeful Goodonehoney and New York shipper Sara Street.
A number of familiar names are among 183 nominations to six stakes on the Black-Eyed Susan day undercard at Pimlico.
Who will face Justify in the 143rd Preakness? The list of contenders continues to evolve…
Veteran jockey Mario Pino, who rode Hard Spun to Grade 1 glory, will return to Delaware Park as his home base for 2018 for the first time in 10 years.
Legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas has two Preakness entrants in Bravazo, eighth in the Kentucky Derby, and Sporting Chance.
Grade 3 winner Quip, second in the Arkansas Derby, is Preakness-bound, his connections announced. Plus, Good Magic remains under consideration.
Under consideration for the Preakness: Tenfold is “probable,” said trainer Steve Asmussen, and Lone Sailor is “not out of the question,” his trainer said.
Kentucky Derby winner Justify appeared off in his hind leg Sunday, but trainer Bob Baffert said he expected everything to be fine with his star.
Claudio Gonzalez ran away with the Laurel Park trainer title, while rider Jorge Vargas finished fast to lead all jocks in wins at the track.