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05/06 12:44 CDT Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in the Preakness,
dashing Triple Crown possibility
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in the Preakness, dashing Triple
Crown possibility
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, ending
any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year.
"We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be
competing in the Preakness," 1/ST Racing executive VP Mike Rogers said Tuesday.
"We extend our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect
their decision."
Mott told Preakness officials the plan will be to enter Sovereignty in the
Belmont Stakes on June 7. Mott on Sunday morning foreshadowed skipping the
Preakness in the name of long-term interests.
"We want to do what's best for the horse," Mott told reporters at Churchill
Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. "Of course, you always think about a Triple
Crown, and that's not something we're not going to think about."
This is the fourth time since Justify won all three races in 2018 that the
Preakness will go on without a true shot at a Triple Crown. The short, two-week
turnaround from the Kentucky Derby to the Preakness and changes in modern
racing have sparked debate around the sport about spacing out the races.
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