Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, features three horses with local ties among the entries.
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.
24-year-old Mia Farley has received the prestigious Jacqueline B. Mars Spring National Competition and Training Grant.
The World Equestrian Center announced the launch of Sports at WEC and plans to offer a variety of sports training programs in the future.
Brian Hernandez Jr. became the first jockey to complete the Derby/Oaks double since Hall of Famer Calvin Borel achieved the feat in 2009.
Derby winner, Mystik Dan, had his early schooling at trainer Kenny McPeek’s Silverleaf Hills Training Center which is located just south of Ocala.
From imperfections to illness and incidents, Ocala thoroughbred Catalytic has overcome it all with courage and character.