Field still not set as Preakness Stakes draw looms
At least two horses, including the potential favorite, were still uncertain to run as the draw for Saturday's Preakness Stakes loomed Monday evening.
Growth Equity wins Saturday's Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct and could be a Belmont Stakes candidate. Photo by Susie Raisher, courtesy of NYRA May 11 (UPI) -- With the post position draw for the Preakness Stakes looming Monday evening, other 3-year-olds around the globe were in action during the weekend in preparation for the European Classics and Royal Ascot. For that matter, some 2-year-olds were prepping for the Royal meeting in Florida, too.
Its a fascinating time of year with lots of action. The Triple Crown Outfielder wins Saturday's William Walker at Churchill Downs and is headed to Royal Ascot's Coronation Cup. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs After taking a week to evaluate their horses' condition and chances, it appears there will be two Kentucky Derby contenders among the 14 3-year-olds to be entered Monday evening for the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park.
And the connections of many of the 14 seem to be hoping their draw number will have a single digit -- even though Derby winner Golden Tempo achieved his last-to-first triumph from the outside stall. Rodeo Drive wins Sunday's Grade 1 NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. (Photo by and courtesy of Katsumi Saito Silent Tactic, scratched from the Derby with a bruised foot, ranks as the likely favorite for the 1 3/16-mile Preakness if trainer Mark Casse is satisfied by Monday that the foot is healed.
"We have been training him with a full pad on his foot," Casse said Sunday of the Arkansas Derby runner-up. "It covers the bottom of his foot. You don't want to run in that [in a race] because you would not get the traction with that foot.
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