The Preakness, the second leg of the triple crown being staged Saturday, could feature another female trainer mentoring the winning horse.
Jose Vargas, atop horse Buds Nation, competes against Mychel Sanchez, atop Shane’s Wonder, during a Preakness undercard race Saturday at Laurel Park in Maryland. , the first woman to train a Derby winner, said the schedule was too tight for Golden Tempo, with two weeks between races.for the race and could follow up on DeVaux’s big win with one of her own.
Russell would be the first female trainer to win the Preakness and could extend a potential female trainer Triple Crown bid in an industry long dominated by men. Brittany Russell is looking to become only the third woman to train a Triple Crown race winner with Taj Mahal in the Preakness Stakes.
“It would sort of feel like probably a fairy tale,” Russell said of a potential win. “ … It would mean an awful lot. ” Iron Honor in the ninth post position opened the day favored slightly at 9-2. Taj Mahal in post No. 1, Chip Honcho in post No. 6 and Incredibolt at post No. 12 were not far behind with 5-1 odds.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux says Golden Tempo won’t run in the Preakness because the horse needs more time to recover after the Kentucky Derby.
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