For Warrior's Charge owners, it's not about the money

BALTIMORE - The potential return on investment for his owners may not exactly be ideal, but the sporting aspect came into play when Ten Strike Racing and Madaket Stables ponied up a $150,000 supplementary fee to make Warrior’s Charge eligible to the Preakness.

Even if the colt wins the $1.65 million race, the net payoff for the owners would be less than $1 million, which translates to something like 5-1. Warrior’s Charge surely will be longer odds than that.

“They’re gamers,” trainer Brad Cox said of the owners. “They think we have a live one. The money is secondary.”

Rules regarding supplementary entries in the Preakness have changed since they were first permitted in 1938. Among the winners who were supplemented after not being original nominees were Citation (1948), Hill Prince (1950), Master Derby (1975), and Rachel Alexandra (2009).

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