Derby winner Country House won’t contest the Preakness – first time in 23 years that’s happened – and that’s only one part of the strangeness.
Signalman, unraced since a third-place effort in the Blue Grass, is Preakness-bound after not drawing into the Kentucky Derby.
If Senior Investment is to make an impact on the Preakness, the added distance from his last start — and the time since — will be key, says Ken McPeek.
Illinois Derby winner Multiplier and Lexington champ Senior Investment posted their final breezes prior to scheduled Preakness starts this morning.
Several potential Preakness rivals for Always Dreaming have begun to emerge, including potentially three from the Kentucky Derby.
While the top Virginia Derby contenders had varying experiences, they’re all facing the same question now: What next?
