Bob Baffert pulls the 8-5 favorite, with a 103-degree temperature, from Saturday’s second leg of the Triple Crown: ‘We have to do what’s right by the horse’
Muth, seen with jockey Juan Hernandez winning the San Vicente Stakes on Jan. 6, 2024, at Santa Anita, has been scratched from Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after spiking a fever. BALTIMORE — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the race after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a clearer path through the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Muth was one of two horses entered for Baffert, a Hall of Famer and two-time winner of the Triple Crown who is still expected to saddle Imagination as part of what’s now a field of eight. Baffert has won the Preakness a record eight times, including last year with National Treasure. “It takes a lot out of the equation,” said Ray Bryner, the assistant trainer for Mystik Dan. “We don’t have to worry about him, so there’s eight horses now and we can kind of run our race and not worry about chasing the horse they call the favorite.”
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