SLIDESHOW: Meet the Contenders for the 2024 Preakness Stakes

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Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Kentucky Derby, Mystik Dan, Louisiana Derby, Catching Freedom, Just Steel, Eclipse Sportswire, Coady Media
Left to right: Louisiana Derby winner Catching Freedom, Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, and Arkansas Derby runner-up Just Steel are three of the leading contenders for the 2024 Preakness Stakes May 18 at Pimlico. (Coady Media/Eclipse Sportswire/Coady Media)

Mystik Dan struck for a $39.22 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs thanks to a grand-saving, rail-skimming trip under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in the first jewel of the Triple Crown.

Trainer Kenny McPeek has not confirmed the Goldencents colt will go on to the $2 million Preakness Stakes May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, but it appears he has come out of the classic win in good order and is on target for the second jewel of the Triple Crown.

Can Mystik Dan summon the same type of magic in the Preakness against what is shaping up to be a deep field comprised largely of newcomers? We’ll find out very soon!

NOTE: Morning-line favorite Muth was scratched May 15 after spiking a fever.

For now, let’s take a look back at some great images of Mystik Dan’s win in the Kentucky Derby and check out some of the other horses targeting the Preakness Stakes. Take a closer look at the contenders for this year’s Preakness Stakes with, when available, a nice profile image, a workout image from morning exercise, and a nice photo of them in action during a race.

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