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A 10-horse field is set to run for the Black-Eyed Susans in the 146th Preakness Stakes amid Medina Spirit s controversial bid for the Triple Crown.
The Kentucky Derby winner s status as the winner at Churchill Downs is in dispute. Bob Baffert s winning colt tested positive for excess amounts of betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory steroid. Whether the Derby s results will be upheld is going to rely on his split sample coming back negative.
Those results won t be back in time to make a ruling before the Preakness, so Medina Spirit s quest for the Triple Crown continues, but there are conditions.
Top Contenders
Although trainer Bob Baffert won t be attending the Preakness (a decision he made after Medina Spirit s failed drug test), he s going to have the top two favorites in the race. In addition to Medina Spirit (9-5), Concert Tour (5-2) is also expected to be among the contenders to win.
Concert Tour didn t race the Kentucky Derby, as Baffert opted to have the colt skip the event and prepare for the Preakness instead. Concert Tour won his first three career races, then finished third at the Arkansas Derby last month.
However, Medina Spirit remains the horse to watch. When he breaks strong from the gate and gets off to an early lead (as he did in the Kentucky Derby), he is difficult to beat. And he s finished first or second in each of his first six career races.
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