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.
Kentucky Derby fourth-place finisher Improbable is Preakness-bound, his trainer said.
Trainer Bill Mott said he was leaning towards bringing Country House to Baltimore for the Preakness.
Trainer Mark Casse said Sunday that War of Will, the troubled eighth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will likely come to the Preakness.
IF successful, Baltimore’s lawsuit would leave the city in charge of Pimlico and the Preakness – and could spike Stronach Group plans to transform Laurel.
The winner of Oaklawn Park’s Derby day feature, the Oaklawn Invitational, will earn a free pass to the Preakness Stakes.
With prices ranging from $40 to $720, Preakness tickets are now available, the Stronach Group announced.
Way back when, before Justify was a Triple Crown winner, before the controversy about the Belmont, he was a Preakness contender. Here’s a look back at his time in Baltimore.
While a number of trainers are stabled at Pimlico, only Faith Leatherman’s barn is on the front side, by the stakes barn, giving her a front row seat to history each year.