Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run within the Preakness Stakes, officers introduced Tuesday, ending any likelihood at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive yr.
“We acquired a name at this time from coach Invoice Mott that Sovereignty won’t be competing within the Preakness,” mentioned Mike Rogers, government VP of 1/ST Racing, which operates the Preakness. “We lengthen our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect their determination.”
Mott instructed Preakness officers the plan shall be to enter Sovereignty within the Belmont Stakes, the third jewel of the Triple Crown, on June 7 at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Mott on Sunday morning had foreshadowed skipping the Preakness within the identify of long-term pursuits.
“We need to do what’s finest for the horse,” Mott instructed reporters at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. “After all, you all the time take into consideration a Triple Crown, and that’s not one thing we’re not going to consider.”
That is the fourth time since Justify gained all three races in 2018 that the Preakness will go on and not using a true shot at a Triple Crown. The 2-week turnaround from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness and modifications in fashionable racing have sparked debate across the sport about spacing out the races.
Distinguished proprietor Mike Repole earlier Tuesday posted on social media a proposal to maneuver the Belmont to second within the Triple Crown order, 4 weeks after the Kentucky Derby and sliding the Preakness again additional with the purpose of preserving extra of the highest horses concerned.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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