The Grade 1-placed Tango Tango Tango will aim for his first graded victory in Saturday’s Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico.
Trainer Graham Motion has 11 horses set to run at Pimlico over Preakness weekend, including Crystal Cliffs in the G3 Gallorette.
Nyquist galloped the Pimlico main track Saturday morning, his final workout at Old Hilltop before heading home to Santa Anita.
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, third as the favorite in Saturday’s Preakness, will return home to California rather than contesting the Belmont Stakes.
Preakness winner Exaggerator returned to the Pimlico track Tuesday morning, and Nyquist’s temperature returned to normal.
Land Over Sea, runner-up to Cathryn Sophia in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, heads the nominations for the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico.
In a video interview, assistant trainer Jack Sisterson says Nyquist is doing well at Old Hilltop and says he acts like he never even ran in the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist arrived at Pimlico yesterday to begin readying for the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes May 21.
Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist figures to headline the Preakness field, but an intriguing mix of Derby runners and new shooters may face him at Pimlico.