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Echo Zulu, the 2021 champion 2-year-old filly, was reported to be in good shape Sunday morning after having been scratched at the gate by the track veterinarian due to lameness in her left foreleg prior to the start of Saturday’s $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike remains on track to race in the Belmont Stakes on June 11
After impressing with a strong workout, Rich Strike remains on track for the third leg of the Triple Crown. But there won't be a showdown between the surprise Kentucky Derby champion and the Preakness winner. Early Voting's owner and trainer confirmed the colt will bypass the Belmont.
BALTIMORE -- Twelve hours before Early Voting won the Preakness, Kentucky Derby champion Rich Strike was back on the track at Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the Belmont Stakes.
Early Voting won the 147th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in northwest Baltimore.