Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, features three horses with local ties among the entries.
The goal of the Black Stallion Reading Project is expose students to horses and open their eyes to possible equine-related careers. The program is a partnership between the Ocala Horse Alliance and Marion County Public Schools.
Marion County trainer Kenny McPeek looks to add a second Preakness Stakes victory on Saturday with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.
With Muth out, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will likely be favored in this Saturday’s Preakness Stakes in Baltimore.
The last Triple Crown champion was Justify in 2018.
Derby-winning jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. will be atop Mystik Dan again for the Preakness on Saturday, May 18, at Pimlico Race Course.
The charge against 57-year-old Tod Wojchiechowski stemmed from a confrontation with a PETA investigator who was recording video of the euthanasia of a thoroughbred following an accident during an OBS under tack show in April.
24-year-old Mia Farley has received the prestigious Jacqueline B. Mars Spring National Competition and Training Grant.
Trainer Kenny McPeek and the horse’s ownership wouldn’t commit to whether the colt would race in the Preakness on May 18 in Baltimore, which requires a quick two-week turnaround.
Brian Hernandez Jr. became the first jockey to complete the Derby/Oaks double since Hall of Famer Calvin Borel achieved the feat in 2009.