Pimlico Poser: Mystik Dan, His Trainer Announces, Will Decide for Himself Whether To Run the Preakness

‘It’ll be one of those where we’ll take it up to the last minute,’ trainer Kenny McPeek allows. ‘We’ll let him tell us.’

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Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Mystik Dan across the finish line to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs, May 4, Louisville, Kentucky. AP/Jeff Roberson

The three horses that thundered down the stretch at Churchill Downs on Saturday and provided a thrilling photo finish to the 150th Kentucky Derby won’t stage a rematch in two weeks at the 2024 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown. Two horses are definitely out of the race, and the winner needs to keep eating.

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