After stunning the field at the 2024 Kentucky Derby, horse MystikDan might not contend for the Triple Crown at the Preakness Stakes. MystikDan’s photo finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday ...
BALTIMORE — Kenny McPeek said it again and again. He didn’t fear the two-week turnaround from the Kentucky Derby or the fresher horses waiting for MystikDan in the Preakness Stakes field.
MystikDan won a thrilling renewal of the Kentucky Derby, but that all-out effort cast some doubt on his ability to compete on a quick turnaround in the Preakness Stakes. Robert Criscola has the ...
Kenny McPeek got the phone call at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, the traditional invite from Preakness Stakes officials wanting the Kentucky Derby winner to compete in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
“All systems go,” he said after the colt galloped 1 1/2 miles over the track at Churchill Downs. “He’ll ship out in the morning.” MystikDan’s entry immediately spiced up a field that ...
Kentucky Derby winner MystikDan is every bit the horse to beat in the Preakness BALTIMORE -- His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder. Yes, this horse loves the slop. No, MystikDan ...