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Preview If Medina Spirit is allowed to enter the Preakness, the colt will surely be among the favorites. He has never finished worse than second in six career races, and his strong start to the Kentucky Derby allowed him to lead the field for the entirety of the event. Although Baffert won't be at Pimlico, he'll be hoping for a strong showing from Medina Spirit, especially with the skepticism and scrutiny that has come over the past few days. "I want him to run a good race because now everybody's piling on him," he said, per ESPN.com. "It's probably more pressure now that he's got to run well...

Predictions Whether or not Medina Spirit races in the Preakness, he may not be the Baffert-trained horse that has the best showing at Pimlico. Concert Tour didn't run in the Kentucky Derby and has been preparing for this race instead, which could lead to a strong performance on Saturday. After winning his first three career races, Concert Tour finished third in the Arkansas Derby last month. However, neither of the horses that placed ahead of him (Super Stock and Caddo River) will be competing in the Preakness. Concert Tour's jockey will be Mike Smith, who is a two-time Preakness winner and h...

Julio Cortez/Associated Press For the first time in two years, the Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing is back to its normal schedule. The first jewel, the Kentucky Derby, was run May 1, its traditional spot on the first Saturday in May. The middle jewel, the Preakness Stakes, will be run this Saturday (the third in May) at Pimlico Race Course. And the final jewel, the Belmont Stakes, is scheduled for June 5, the third Saturday following the Preakness. The order of the races was, of course, flipped around during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, with the Belmont Stakes being run first, in late J...

Sponsored by: Concert Tour winning the Rebel by 4 1/4 lengths Gary and Mary West's Concert Tour worked five-eighths of a mile in 1:00.40 Sunday morning at Churchill Downs under jockey Martin Garcia, who frequently works horses for Baffert. Mike Smith is scheduled to be aboard in Saturday's Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md. Zedan Racing Stables' Medina Spirit – the G1 Kentucky Derby winner who Baffert said has tested positive for betamethasone – open galloped at Churchill. “He worked really well. He's been training really well,” trainer Bob Baffert said. �...

Sponsored by: Steve Asmussen-trained Midnight Bourbon working at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby Winchell Thoroughbreds' Midnight Bourbon had the easy workout typical of a Steve Asmussen-trained horse five days before a race, covering the half-mile distance in 50.20 seconds at Churchill Downs on Monday morning. The Kentucky Derby (G1) sixth-place finisher is scheduled to van to Pimlico Race Course early Tuesday for a scheduled start in Saturday's 146th Preakness Stakes (G1). “He's doing great, wonderful physically. I'm excited to run him in the Preakness,” said Asmus...