Preakness: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the second leg of the Triple Crown

The Preakness Stakes will have a Triple Crown possibility on the line when Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan runs in the field of eight horses on Saturday in the 149th rendition of the race. Mystik Dan is coming off winning the Derby by a nose in that race's closest finish since 1947....

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan settles in at Pimlico ahead of the Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mystik Dan exerted so much energy winning the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race's closest finish in 75 years that there was no guarantee his camp would send him to the Preakness to chase the second jewel of the Triple Crown. After a bit of rest, the decision was...

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all

Mystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race’s closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner. Trainer Kenny McPeek announced the decision Saturday...

Jockey Tyler Gaffalione fined for 'touching a rival' near the finish line in 150th Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Tyler Gaffalione was fined $2,500 Friday for “touching a rival with his left hand” near the finish of the 150th Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's ruling was posted on its website. Gaffalione was aboard Sierra Leone, who...

Preakness gets 3 horses confirmed. Status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remains unclear

Three horses are confirmed as headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes, though the status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remained unclear Tuesday, with no imminent decision expected. Mystik Dan is scheduled to return to the track Wednesday at Churchill Downs, site of his...

Uncertain plans for Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and others leave questions for Preakness

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch after the thrilling three-wide photo finish in the milestone race. Trainer Kenny McPeek and the horse's...

Kentucky Derby's thrilling finish draws 16.7 million viewers. It's the biggest audience since 1989

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Mystik Dan’s nose victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby drew 16.7 million viewers, the biggest audience for the race since 1989. Viewership peaked at 20.1 million from 7 to 7:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday, when 18-1 shot Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone and Forever Young...

Kentucky Derby victory aboard Mystik Dan provides signature win for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brian Hernandez Jr. will need a minute to digest his signature victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Maybe even more time since the milestone derby capped the best weekend of a jockey career spent mostly under the radar. The Louisiana native...

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire. Mystik Dan desperately fought to hang on with two challengers coming to him in the closing strides. He did, too, after a delay of several...

Mystik Dan wins the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a three-horse photo finish