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Perform, the Federico Tesio winner, completed his serious preparations for next Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico by working a half-mile in 48.16 seconds on Sunday morning at Belmont Park.
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Confidence Game, the 10th-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, was removed from consideration for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
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With Forte not pointing to the Preakness, Ortiz will ride Blazing Sevens next Saturday in the second jewel of the Triple Crown at Pimlico. On Saturday morning, Ortiz got reacquainted with the Blazing Sevens, working him five furlongs in 59.87 seconds, according to Daily Racing Form, over the Belmont Park main track. It was only the second time Ortiz sat on Blazing Sevens. He rode him to a third-place finish in the Blue Grass on April 8.
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On the day Kentucky Derby winner Mage was confirmed as a starter for the Preakness so too was potentially one of his sternest challengers in National Treasure. After working Friday morning at Santa Anita, National Treasure was declared a go by seven-time Preakness winning trainer Bob Baffert.
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There are not many trainers who are excited at the prospect of running their horses back in the Preakness two weeks after they were beaten by Mage in the Kentucky Derby. Keith Desormeaux is one trainer who does want to run back. He just wants his horse Confidence Game to share that enthusiasm.
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While the thrill of winning the Kentucky Derby is still sinking in to his connections, Mage seemingly just wants to get back to business. Mage returned to the track Tuesday at Churchill, where he jogged a mile and galloped a mile over a sloppy track. Wednesday, he did a bit more, galloping 1 1/2 miles.
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Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, went back to the track Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs for the first time since his 15-1 upset in last Saturday’s Run for the Roses.
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Two Phil’s, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby, will skip the Preakness, his trainer Larry Rivelli said Tuesday.
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The connections of Perform will pay a $150,000 supplemental fee to make him eligible to run in the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 20, trainer Shug McGaughey said Monday.
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Forte, the morning-line favorite for the Kentucky Derby who was scratched the morning of the race, was placed on a 14-day veterinarian’s list due to the scratch and, as a result, will be unable to start in the Preakness Stakes on May 21.
