Kentucky Derby winner galloped Saturday morning and afterwards his trainer, Ken McPeek, said it was on to Baltimore for the Preakness.
Tuscan Gold will aim at the May 18 Preakness, while Kentucky Derby 4th-place horse Catching Freedom also is eyeing the Middle Jewel.
Mystik Dan, trending towards a start in the 149th Preakness Stakes, has been teamed up with Preakness-winning jockey Robbie Albarado as his morning pilot.
Owner-breeder Ellen Charles, whose Post Time is one of the top current Maryland-bred runners, will receive the Special Award of Merit from Pimlico.
Colonial Downs on May 7 unveiled a stakes schedule worth $5.7 million topped by the Grade 1 Arlington Milloin.
The Maryland-sired Mugatu, a Kentucky Derby also-eligible who did not draw in, will point to the Preakness for his next start.
More than $7.5 million in bonuses will be offered horsemen over Preakness weekend, along with races serving as qualifiers to international G1 events.
MidAtlantic Horse Rescue cofounder Bev Strauss has been named Honorary Postmaster for the 2024 Preakness.
The Bob Baffert-trained Muth, ineligible to compete in the Kentucky Derby, was favored in the final Preakness futures wager.
Mystik Dan held on in a three-horse photo to win a thrilling 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby.