Mystik Dan had the chance to keep the Triple Crown title in play on Saturday in Baltimore, but came up just short in the Preakness Stakes as Seize the Grey
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
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan on Monday drew the No. 5 post position in Saturday's Preakness, when the colt will look to sweep the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown -- though he's not favored to do so.
Mystik Dan will take his shot at the second leg of the Triple Crown
A decision on Mystik Dan's status could come as late as Monday
The second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, will be held Saturday, May 18, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Much attention will be given to Mystik Dan, the winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Should Mystik Dan pull off the victory at the Preakness too — in what is expected to be soggy conditions, with rain in the forecast for much of the day — it would set up the chance for the horse to achieve a rare Triple Crown on June 8 at the Belmont Stakes in upstate New...
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.
The post positions for the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes were announced on Monday, with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan earning the fifth post and