With all of the heavy duty training completed, May 12 featured a routine morning of jogging and galloping around Laurel Park for those entrants on hand.

Although Golden Tempo is not pursuing the Triple Crown, his jockey Jose Ortiz will continue his quest to win all three races this season when he rides Chip Honcho in the $2 million Preakness Stakes May 16 at Laurel Park.

Preakness Stakes (G1) notes from Laurel Park

Rose's Desert, the dam of Preakness Stakes (G1) entrant The Hell We Did, is the gift that keeps giving for the Peacock family, and those associated with her at Shawhan Place, near Paris, Ky.

The Kentucky Derby (G1) winner's total points increased in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association poll but the order of the top 10 remains unchanged from the previous week ahead of the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1).

The latest Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst looks at how the 2027 season would be a good time to make changes to the Triple Crown, if so desired.

Trainer Mark Casse said John Oxley's son of Tacitus had a protective shoe removed from a bruised foot and regular shoe put on. The colt galloped fine May 11 but is not jogging at 100%, according to Casse.

This is not your typical edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1). While the 2020 race, which was contested in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was unprecedented, the May 16 renewal has a number of unique elements tied to it.

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On the May 11 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Trainer Whit Beckman discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) third-place finisher Ocelli competing in the Preakness Stakes (G1), we react to Golden Tempo skipping the Preakness and the Triple Crown's future.

Incredibolt was entered May 11 to the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park, according to Michael Hardy, director of operations for the colt's owner, Pin Oak Stud. The draw will be held later Monday afternoon.

To Derby or not to Derby. It's an interesting predicament facing trainers who have horses "on the cusp" of the leaderboard earning points to be a Kentucky Derby contender. Preakness contender Talkin was one such horse.

Trainer Mark Casse said John Oxley's son of Tacitus had a protective shoe removed from a bruised foot and regular shoe put on. The colt galloped fine May 11 but is not jogging at 100%, according to Casse.

A final decision on whether Silent Tactic, the probable favorite, runs in the Preakness Stakes will come the morning of May 11. It appears, though, that the decision has been made.

Considering he is named after a television spy, it should come as no surprise that the grade 1-winning 3-year-old Napoleon Solo's career has been filled with thrills, drama, and plot twists.

As much as the $194,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) is New York's steppingstone race to the Belmont Stakes (G1), the victorious Growth Equity may not be taking that big step.

Media notes ahead of the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

After winning the 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1) with Dornoch, trainer Danny Gargan seeks a second win in the Triple Crown with Talkin in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.

In Great White's first breeze since flipping behind the gate at the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1), trainer John Ennis himself got aboard to make sure everything felt right ahead of a potential start in the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

Ocelli has banked $609,800 through seven starts, buoyed by show finishes in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack and the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Yet he remains a maiden.