For the first time since 1951, none of the top three finishers of the Kentucky Derby will be competing in Saturday's Preakness Stakes
After a surprise disqualification at the Kentucky Derby, this year's Triple Crown season has already been one for the history books. Now, Saturday's Preakness Stakes will be historic in a completely different way.
For the first time since 1951, none of the top three finishers of the Kentucky Derby will be competing in the Preakness. Neither 'winner' will run On May 7th, just three days after the Derby, trainer Bill Mott announced that winner Country House will not be competing in the second leg of the Triple Crown due to an illness. Country House, a 65-1 long shot, was named the winner of the Kentucky Derby after the initial winner, Maximum Security, was disqualified for interference.
Trainer defends Kentucky Derby win via disqualification 01:46On the same day Country House was pulled from the Preakness, the trainer of the Derby's second-place winner, Code of Honor, announced his horse also would not compete in the race. The Derby's de facto third-place finisher, Tacitus, will also not be at the Preakness. Interestingly enough, Tacitus is also trained by Mott, the same man who trains Derby winner County House.
Preakness' Party Drink: The Black-Eyed Susan 01:21The Preakness, held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, is the second race of the Triple Crown series. The first race is the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, and the final race is the Belmont Stakes, in Elmont, New York. The Triple Crown is one of the most legendary honors in the sporting world. It's also rare -- until American Pharoah achieved the feat in 2015, no horse had done it in 37 years.
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