Preakness Weekend
PREAKNESS WEEKEND NEWS AND NOTES
Pay Billy scores in Federico Tesio Stakes
Pay Billy won his second consecutive stake – and possibly punched his ticket to the Preakness – with a win in Laurel’s Federico Tesio Saturday.
Preakness 2024 possibles
| Horse | Notes |
|---|---|
| Copper Tax | Gary Capuano trainee earned automatic berth as Federico Tesio S. winner |
| Muth | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: Arkansas Derby winner is trained by Bob Baffert and thus excluded from the Kentucky Derby |
| Imagination | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: San Felipe S. winner is trained by Bob Baffert |
| Mystik Dan | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: Ken McPeek trainee won the Kentucky Derby |
| Seize the Grey | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: Pat Day Mile winner "strongly considered" for Preakness by trainer D. Wayne Lukas |
| Tuscan Gold | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: Chad Brown trainee was 3rd in the Louisiana Derby |
| Informed Patriot | Steve Asmussen trainee earned automatic berth as Bathhouse Row S. winner |
| Uncle Heavy | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: Winner of the Withers is trained by Butch Reid |
| Just Steel | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: The D. Wayne Lukas trainee was 17th in the Kentucky Derby |
| Mugatu | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: The Jeff Engler trainee, fifth in the Blue Grass Stakes in his last start, was on the AE but did not draw into the Kentucky Derby. |
| Catching Freedom | CONFIRMED FOR PREAKNESS: The Brad Cox trainee was fourth in the Kentucky Derby |
Complexity Jane scoots to Weber City Miss upset
Complexity Jane, undefeated but ignored by the bettors, posted a front-running score in the Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.
Preakness: Two spots on line this weekend
Berths in the Preakness Stakes starting gate are on the line in this weekend’s Tesio at Laurel and Bathhouse Row at Oaklawn Park.
River Thames to skip Derby, point to Preakness
River Thames, recently third in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes, will skip the Kentucky Derby and point instead to the Preakness Stakes May 17.
Lexington duo Gosger, Bracket Buster eye Preakness
Gosger and Bracket Buster, who ran one-two in the Lexington Stakes Saturday at Keeneland, may target the Preakness for their next start.
Art of Racing 2025 winner chosen
“Winning Colors,” a piece by Steve Luhn, has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 Art of Racing contest and will be feted at the big race.
15 Midlantic-breds among Triple Crown nominees
Fifteen horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic — including three with Kentucky Derby points — are among 373 nominated to the Triple Crown.
Kentucky Derby Top Five
| Finish | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystik Dan | Ken McPeek | Brian Hernandez, Jr. |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | Chad Brown | Tyler Gaffalione |
| 3 | Forever Young | Yoshito Yahagi | Ryusei Sakai |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat |
| 5 | T O Password | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kazushi Kimura |
PREAKNESS WEEKEND NEWS AND NOTES
The “fuego Preakness”
Most every Preakness weekend has one specific thing that sticks out in your memory. For me, this year’s will be the fire that wasn’t.
Preakness win makes Jaime Torres jockey of the week
With a win in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes, Jaime Torres also earned Jockey of the Week laurels from the Jockeys’ Guild.
VIDEO: D. Wayne Lukas and Seize the Grey
Up close with trainer D. Wayne Lukas prior to Saturday’s Preakness, as he discusses Seize the Grey, having 2,000 owners, and more in this video.
Seize the Grey “pretty proud of himself” after Preakness
Seize the Grey was feeling good the morning after winning the Preakness Stakes and likely headed to the Belmont, said trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
Seize the Grey takes initiative in Preakness upset
Seize the Grey gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his seventh Preakness victory as Derby day runners took the top three spots at PImlico.
Balnikhov regains winning form in Dinner Party
Balnikhov, winless in nine starts, rallied from last to win the G3 Dinner Party over the boggy going at Pimlico on the Preakness undercard.
Super Chow eats up rivals in G3 Maryland Sprint
Super Chow registered his third graded win of 2024 when he posted a front-running score in the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint on the Preakness undercard.
Frost Free ices competition in Chick Lang Stakes
Frost Free broke to the front and never looked back to win the Chick Lang Stakes on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico.
VIDEO: Preakness picks and analysis
In this video two of our handicappers do a horse-by-horse analysis of the Preakness Stakes and share their picks!
