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
Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby, but he’s not the early favorite in a compelling field of nine contenders lined up for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. That distinction goes to Bob Baffert-trained Muth,
Less than two weeks after his photo-finish victory at Churchill Downs, the 3-year-old colt is at Pimlico taking aim at the second leg of the Triple Crown
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan drew the No. 5 post position in the Preakness Stakes on Monday looking to sweep the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown, though he's not favored to do so. Bob Baffert-trained Muth,
Mystik Dan is the horse to watch in the Preakness Stakes, but the Kentucky Derby winner might not be the horse to beat in Saturday’s race. Mystik Dan became this year’s Triple Crown contender on May 4 when the colt nipped Sierra Leone by a nose in a three-wide finish with Forever Young in the 150th Run for the Roses.
Bob Baffert-trained Muth, just inside Mystik Dan in the No. 4 post, opened as the 8-5 morning line favorite Monday. Baffert, who was barred from the Derby because of Churchill Dow