Rich Strike not entering Preakness after Kentucky Derby win

(AP) – Kentucky Derby winner Wealthy Strike won’t run within the Preakness.

Proprietor Wealthy Dawson made the gorgeous announcement Thursday, 10 days earlier than the race in Maryland. It means there won’t be a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive 12 months.

Dawson mentioned he and coach Eric Reed agreed to stay with the preliminary plan for Wealthy Strike and relaxation him for 5 weeks. Wealthy Strike, at 80-1, was the largest lengthy shot to win the Derby in additional than a century. Solely Donerail in 1913 paid extra to win.

The plan now could be to have Wealthy Strike able to run within the Belmont Stakes on June 11. Dawson mentioned it was finest for the colt to get additional relaxation and never run again in two weeks at Pimlico.

Wealthy Strike was not anticipated to be the morning line favourite for the Preakness, with Derby runner-up Epicenter and Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath set to be a part of the sector. With Wealthy Strike’s shock withdrawal, the Derby champion has not run within the Preakness in 2019 or 2021. The races we’re run out of order in 2020 due to the pandemic.

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