Royal Mo suffered a fractured sesamoid during a work this morning at Pimlico and will miss the Preakness but is expected to make a full recovery.
Gunnevera, seventh in the Kentucky Derby, became the third Preakness contender to arrive on the Pimlico backside this afternoon.
Trainer Todd Pletcher sent out Always Dreaming almost under cover of darkness this morning and was happy with his star’s gallop at Pimlico.
Classic Empire, foiled by a rugged trip in the Kentucky Derby, is training steadily towards a May 20 rematch in the Preakness.
Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming circled Pimlico’s oval twice in the company of a pony this morning, and was “full of himself,” said trainer Todd Pletcher.
Cloud Computing, with just three starts to his credit, is training well in advance of his next start, in the Preakness May 20.
Pimlico track announcer Dave Rodman has seen — and is ready for — just about everything that can happen on a Preakness (or any other) day.
Gunnevera has been confirmed as a Preakness runner, and that means a first chance to try crabcakes for assistant trainer Alex Sano.
Kentucky Derby champ Always Dreaming woke up at Churchill Downs, and one flight, and one police escort, later he arrived at Pimlico looking bright-eyed and happy.
Always Dreaming was 9-2 when he won the Kentucky Derby. What’ll he be in the Preakness? Recent races provide some guidance.