Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty Will Skip The Preakness
The post Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty Will Skip The Preakness appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline An official with the Preakness Stakes said Tuesday he was informed that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not participate in the upcoming second leg of the Triple Crown, marking the seventh-straight year there will not be a Triple Crown winner. Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on May … More 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Key Facts Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST Racing, the lead operator of the Preakness, said in a statement that Sovereignty’s trainer, Bill Mott, informed him the horse would skip the Preakness to focus on the Belmont Stakes. Mott at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday alluded to passing on the Preakness, telling reporters, “We want to do what’s best for the horse,” adding “you always think about a Triple Crown, and that’s not something we’re not going to think about.” The Preakness is scheduled for May 17 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore while the Belmont Stakes is slated for June 7 at Belmont Park in New York. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. How Unusual Is It For Kentucky Derby Winners To Skip The Preakness? The decision from Sovereignty’s trainers to forgo the Preakness and not chase the Triple Crown is relatively uncommon in modern times, but has increasingly been a choice made in recent years. Sovereignty will be the fourth Kentucky Derby winner out of the past seven to skip the Preakness, according to Horse Racing Nation, but only one Derby winner in the period between 1985 and 2019 did not take part…
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Topline An official with the Preakness Stakes said Tuesday he was informed that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not participate in the upcoming second leg of the Triple Crown, marking the seventh-straight year there will not be a Triple Crown winner. Sovereignty jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates winning the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on May … More 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Key Facts Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST Racing, the lead operator of the Preakness, said in a statement that Sovereignty’s trainer, Bill Mott, informed him the horse would skip the Preakness to focus on the Belmont Stakes. Mott at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday alluded to passing on the Preakness, telling reporters, “We want to do what’s best for the horse,” adding “you always think about a Triple Crown, and that’s not something we’re not going to think about.” The Preakness is scheduled for May 17 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore while the Belmont Stakes is slated for June 7 at Belmont Park in New York. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you’ll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. How Unusual Is It For Kentucky Derby Winners To Skip The Preakness? The decision from Sovereignty’s trainers to forgo the Preakness and not chase the Triple Crown is relatively uncommon in modern times, but has increasingly been a choice made in recent years. Sovereignty will be the fourth Kentucky Derby winner out of the past seven to skip the Preakness, according to Horse Racing Nation, but only one Derby winner in the period between 1985 and 2019 did not take part…
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