Fresh off perhaps the best performance of his career, Brian Hernandez Jr. will be back aboard Mystik Dan in the Preakness on Saturday looking for his second Triple Crown win.
Jason Kelce has received an invite to meet Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan
Kentucky Derby winner to run in Preakness after initial concernMystik Dan will try to become 14th winner of Triple CrownMystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race’s closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner.Trainer Kenny McPeek announced the decision Saturday after speaking with owners and weighing the pros and cons of racing his horse again on a short,...
Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mystik Dan will continue his pursuit of racing's Triple Crown in the May 18 $2 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, trainer Read More
Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner.
No horse has won the Derby and Preakness since the last Triple Crown champion, Justify in 2018.
Mystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race’s closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner.
Mystik Dan, winner of the Kentucky Derby a week ago, will be entered in the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore a week from Saturday. Kenny McPeek, the colt's trainer, made the announcement after a week of speculation that the horse might be skipping the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The alarm bells sounded on Sunday after Mystik Dan ate only a small portion from his feed bucket and didn’t sleep well after winning the Kentucky Derby by a nose....
Mystik Dan’s road to the Triple Crown might be taking a detour before the Preakness Stakes. Kenny McPeek, trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner, said Sunday morning that he has not committed to going to Baltimore to race May 18 after the horse seemed a little off after Saturday’s victory. “We’re not committed to the Preakness,” McPeek said. “I ran him back once in two weeks and it completely backfired on me.” One thing that trainers use to gauge a horse’s fitness is how they eat. In short, an...
With Churchill Downs closed on May 5, the day after the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. had planned to be on a flight to Louisiana that morning for a rare Sunday off from riding to enjoy live music during the day at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Read More
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is looking for back-to-back Triple Crown victories when he t akes on seven other horses in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday night.
The 2024 Kentucky Derby winning horse is not confirmed for the Preakness Stakes later in May, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). Mystik Dan's trainer Kenny