Mystik Dan won a thrilling renewal of the Kentucky Derby, but that all-out effort cast some doubt on his ability to compete on a quick turnaround in the Preakness Stakes. Robert Criscola has the ...
Kenny McPeek got the phone call at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, the traditional invite from Preakness Stakes officials wanting the Kentucky Derby winner to compete in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
“All systems go,” he said after the colt galloped 1 1/2 miles over the track at Churchill Downs. “He’ll ship out in the morning.” Mystik Dan’s entry immediately spiced up a field that ...
BALTIMORE — His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder. Yes, this horse loves the slop. No, Mystik Dan doesn’t need ...
BALTIMORE — His father was a mudder. His mother was a mudder. Yes, this horse loves the slop. No, Mystik Dan doesn’t need a sloppy track — or “Seinfeld” character Cosmo Kramer’s ...