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Louisville, Ky. Before taking the first crack at unlocking how to make any money on this year’s Bob Baffert Invitational, a.k.a. Preakness 146, a peek behind the racing journalists’ curtain is in order. It reveals a little more than a half-day in the arc of the Triple Crown. Around 7 a.m. Thursday, I drove into the stable area at Churchill Downs. Knowing that trainer Brad Cox would be on a media conference call six hours later, I was hoping he would tell me first whether Mandaloun and Caddo River would be in the Preakness. Upon my arrival only barn goat Mister Man was there to greet me.

Fargo, ND, USA / 740 The FAN May 6, 2021 | 9:07 PM Kentucky Derby entrant Mandaloun works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) By Stephen Whyno Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality and runner-up Mandaloun will not run against Medina Spirit in the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday. Cox said he’ll skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown with those two horses and Caddo River, who was scratched from the Derby for spiking a fever. Mandaloun finished aÂ...

Nine Preakness Day Stakes At Pimlico Attract 244 Nominations Sponsored by: A total of 244 nominations were made to nine stakes, five graded, worth $1.25 million in purses that help support the 146 th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, Saturday, May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. The $1 million Preakness will go off as Race 13 on a spectacular 14-race program that begins at 10:30 a.m. ET and concludes with the UAE President Cup (G1) for Arabian horses. Preakness post time is scheduled for 6:47 p.m. ET. Pimlico's oldest stakes race...

Sponsored by: King Fury galloping at Churchill Downs on Friday, April 23 Trainer Kenny McPeek, who saddled filly Swiss Skydiver for a gutsy victory over Kentucky Derby victor Authentic in the 2020 Preakness (G1) last October, is hoping to be back at Pimlico for this year's Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown with stretch-running King Fury. The Lexington Stakes (G3) winner was scratched Friday from the Kentucky Derby after spiking a temperature. With the Churchill Downs track sloppy following an overnight rain, King Fury had a walk day Monday with his temperature back to normal. “So f...

Preakness Win Would Give Baffert Another All-Time Training Record Sponsored by: John Velazquez celebrates his fourth Kentucky Derby victory aboard Medina Spirit Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who became the winningest trainer in Kentucky Derby (G1) history by saddling Medina Spirit for an upset victory Saturday at Churchill Downs, is hoping to make history again in the 146 th Preakness Stakes (G1) May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. Zedan Racing's Medina Spirit became the seventh Kentucky Derby winner trained by Baffert, who had been tied with legendary Ben Jones for most vi...