The three New York-based horses who contested Saturday’s 140th Kentucky Derby were all expected to ship home by Monday, but none of the trio is expected to run back in the May 17 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, according to their connections.
Social Inclusion was scratched out of Saturday’s $75,000 Sir Bear Stakes at Gulfstream Park due to a bruised foot, but is still expected to ship to Baltimore later this week to run in the Preakness on May 17.
Trainer Steve Asmussen said there is virtually no chance that Untapable will be considered for a run against male rivals in the May 17 Preakness, as was done five years ago, when Rachel Alexandra wheeled back to win at Pimlico just 15 days after the Oaks.
Social Inclusion will prep for a potential start in the Preakness by taking on seven rivals, including the undefeated Little Daddy, in the one-mile Sir Bear Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said he would not enter Strong Mandate in the Kentucky Derby and instead will consider running him in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.
Trainer Linda Rice could be headed to her first Preakness Stakes with Kid Cruz, who scored a 3 1/2-length victory in last Saturday’s $100,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico.
Dynamic Impact, who scored a narrow maiden victory March 1 in his fifth career start, ran down heavily favored Midnight Hawk to win the Grade 3, $500,000 Illinois Derby by a nose in a very tight photo finish Saturday at Hawthorne.
Kid Cruz put himself in position for a possible start in the Preakness Stakes with a dominant victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico.
Saturday, Kid Cruz will attempt to take a step toward the Preakness when he returns to Maryland to run in the $100,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico.
Kid Cruz, who impressed with an eye-catching last-to-first victory in the Private Terms Stakes at Laurel on March 8, was scratched from Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial due to a minor shoulder strain, trainer Linda Rice said.
