![Julio Cortez Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan leaves the track after a workout ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ce66d02c12847f286d32e4c43a2aad9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan leaves the track after a workout ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Jeff Roberson Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Mystik Dan across the finish line to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/22d3e263ccf64184a62cb5dc2995e2d2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Mystik Dan across the finish line to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
![Julio Cortez Preakness Stakes entrant Catching Freedom works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6b7049cac8ea4e158cafbdffd7affa40/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Preakness Stakes entrant Catching Freedom works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Julia Nikhinson Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/517069e015d9470ea390d380f7089273/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julio Cortez Osvaldo Hernandez bathes Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan after a workout ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d7ae285ca26d40f4ac8f876ed9d2e3ce/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Osvaldo Hernandez bathes Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan after a workout ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Julio Cortez Preakness Stakes entrant Imagination works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7c3cb1f547564c2099f248b25e3b389c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Preakness Stakes entrant Imagination works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Julio Cortez Horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, right, talks to an exercise rider atop Preakness Stakes entrant Just Steel during a training session ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d21c2ecd9da54e45be833954954454c6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, right, talks to an exercise rider atop Preakness Stakes entrant Just Steel during a training session ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Julia Nikhinson Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/00e7c0288d774cdf8bd9bc783504c283/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4754eabeab8a48658b48a8ef691e07d5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan in his stable ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3341d0c784f1406faab7dca8e53766e7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan in his stable ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julio Cortez Mud kicks up as an outrider works out a horse during a training day ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race weekend at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/de82cce244a9494ab7724aba5037bee3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mud kicks up as an outrider works out a horse during a training day ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race weekend at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Julio Cortez Preakness Stakes entrant Uncle Heavy finishes a workout ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/82c52a86d968413fb6bdd4964772f5f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Preakness Stakes entrant Uncle Heavy finishes a workout ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
![Julia Nikhinson Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/200fd51c93f64d12b29582d2a6f70043/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julio Cortez Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d09abb6ed41843fbad7aa413330e8819/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes entrant Mystik Dan works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)