Let Mage Skip the Preakness, One Owner of Kentucky Derby Winner Says
Brooklyn-born Sam Herzberg says the decision is up to the trainer, but ‘if it were me and I was training the horse, I wouldn’t run him.’
With one question on everyone’s mind regarding the winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby, Mage, one of the colt’s owners, Sam Herzberg, says what’s most important is putting the horse first and winning second. That means the Florida real estate businessman with a passion for the ponies wouldn’t enter Mage in the Preakness, but would try instead to win at the Belmont Stakes.
“You know, if it were me and I was training the horse, I wouldn’t run him,” Mr. Herzberg tells the Sun even while basking in the glory of Saturday’s dream Derby victory. The second leg of the Triple Crown, at Pimlico in Maryland, is coming up fast, and all concerned want to know if Mage will now try for a shot at history.
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