Grade 3 Withers Stakes winner Uncle Heavy will run in the May 18 Preakness, trainer Butch Reid told Pimlico officials.
The Maryland-sired Mugatu, a Kentucky Derby also-eligible who did not draw in, will point to the Preakness for his next start.
More than $7.5 million in bonuses will be offered horsemen over Preakness weekend, along with races serving as qualifiers to international G1 events.
MidAtlantic Horse Rescue cofounder Bev Strauss has been named Honorary Postmaster for the 2024 Preakness.
The Bob Baffert-trained Muth, ineligible to compete in the Kentucky Derby, was favored in the final Preakness futures wager.
Santa Anita Derby winner Muth, ineligible to run in the Kentucky Derby, nevertheless has been made the morning line Preakness future wager favorite.
Three weekend stakes offered the winners Preakness Stakes berths and thus could have Triple Crown implications.
Grammy-nominated artist Jack Harlow will headline the Preakness Live concert following the running of the 149th Preakness May 18.
The Preakness purse will rise to $2 million, while the Dinner Party jumps to $500,000, as 1/ST Racing links those races with the Cal Crown and Pegasus.
Back for its second year, the Preakness future wager will offer two separate pools, with the first kicking off Feb. 29.