Preakness Prospectus

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This colt (Wells Bayou - Ma'am) is the new half sibling of Mystik Dan.
This colt (Wells Bayou Ma’am) is the new half sibling of Mystik Dan.

Saturday, May 18, 2024 is the 149th Preakness Stakes! This Grade I, stakes race for 3 year-old thoroughbreds carries a purse of $2 million dollars. The Preakness is held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD. This race, also known as The Run For The Black-Eyed Susans, is 1 and 3/16 miles. NBC will televise the Preakness, posting at 6:50 PM ET.

Ma'am is the dam of Mystik Dan.  She is at Magdalena Farm with her newest colt.
Ma’am is the dam of Mystik Dan. She is at Magdalena Farm with her newest colt.

The entries for Preakness, lucky race 13 on a card of 14, are as follows by post/horse name/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and finish in the Kentucky Derby when applicable:

  1. Mugatu/Joe Bravo/Jeff Engler/Average Joe Racing Stables, Ltd. and Dan Wells/20-1
  2. Uncle Heavy/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Robert Reid, Jr./Micheal Milam and LC Racing, LLC./20-1
  3. Catching Freedom/Flavien Prat/Brad Cox/Albaugh Family Stables, LLC./6-1/4th place in the KY Derby
  4. Muth/(scratched due to fever)
  5. Mystik Dan/Brian Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek/Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing, LLC., Daniel Hamby III and Valley View Farm, LLC./5-2/1st place in the KY Derby
  6. Seize the Grey/Jaime Torres/D. Wayne Lukas/MyRacehorse/15-1
  7. Just Steel/Joel Rosario/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC. and Harry Schmueckle/15-1/17th place in the KY Derby
  8. Tuscan Gold/Tyler Gaffalione/Chad Brown/William H. Lawrence, Walmac Farm and Stonestreet Stables, LLC./8-1
  9. Imagination/Lanfranco Dettori/Bob Baffert/SF Racing, LLC., Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, LLC., Stonestreet Stables, LLC., Dianna Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, LLC., Catherine Donovan and Tom J. Ryan/6-1

Will 2024 be a Triple Crown year? I’ll be rooting for Mystik Dan to win the Preakness Stakes to add that extra thrill to my favorite sport. Please, check back in a few weeks for my post on the Belmont Stakes.

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