Arrr, Mystik Dan be settin' sail for the Preakness, aimin' to keep the Triple Crown dream alive!
2024-05-11
Arrrr, me hearties! Mystic Dan be keepin' the dream alive of spyin' a Triple Crown champion! Trainer Kenny McPeek be swearin' that the colt shall be racin' in the Preakness Stakes next weekend. Mayhaps the seas be in our favor, and we shall witness history in the makin'!
Arr mateys, Mystik Dan be the victor of the 150th runnin' of the Kentucky Derby, keepin' alive the hopes o' witnessin' another Triple Crown champion! Trainer Kenny McPeek be confirmatin' that the three-year-old colt be settin' sail for the Preakness Stakes next weekend.McPeek Racing made the announcement just a week before the 149th runnin' of the second jewel in the Triple Crown, happenin' at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 18. "Mystik Dan be lookin' hearty and ready to race in the Preakness. Me crew and I have made the decision to sail on May 18th," McPeek said in a statement.The colt be in fine form and will be journeyin' to Baltimore on Sunday fer the big race. Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. be aboard Mystik Dan once again, and McPeek be praisin' the jockey for his fine work in winnin' the Derby.Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby in a nail-biter finish, the closest margin in horse racin' since 1996. McPeek last claimed the Preakness crown in 2020 with Swiss Skydiver. The last Triple Crown title holder be Justify in 2018, trained by the legendary Bob Baffert.May the winds be at Mystik Dan's back as he sets sail for glory in the Preakness Stakes!