Preakness Weekend

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PREAKNESS WEEKEND NEWS AND NOTES

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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 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

Seize the Grey

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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.

Seize the Grey

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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.

Mystik Dan

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“Fresh” Mystik Dan to head to Spa, may contest Belmont

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, beaten favorite in Saturday’s Preakness, will head to Saratoga shortly and may contest the Belmont, his trainer said.

Seize the Grey

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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

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

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.

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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

Frost Free

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.

Rombauer

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!

Preakness profile: Just Steel

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile D. Wayne Lukas trainee Just Steel.

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Preakness profile: Uncle Heavy

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 118, 2024. Here, we profile Withers Stakes winner Uncle Heavy.

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Preakness profile: Tuscan Gold

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile Chad Brown trainee Tuscan Gold.

Preakness profile: Imagination

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile San Felipe Stakes winner Imagination.

Preakness profile: Mugatu

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile Preakness hopeful Mugatu.

Preakness profile: Catching Freedom

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile Louisiana Derby winner Catching Freedom.

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Preakness profile: Mystik Dan

Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.

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