Horse Racing News

Kentucky Derby winner Mage was installed at the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness at the post position draw Monday.

With the 2023 Preakness Stakes set to take place Saturday at 6:50 p.m. ET from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore here are the morning-line odds for the field.

Rio Moon, a horse who ran in a race at Churchill Downs on Sunday, died after "a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire," making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, will run in the 148th Preakness at Pimlico on May 20, the horse's co-owner said.

Hall of Fame horse trainer Todd Pletcher plans to appeal a 10-day suspension stemming from a positive drug test involving Forte in 2022.

The ownership group behind Kentucky Derby winner Mage wants to see one final workout on Friday before deciding whether to enter the Preakness Stakes.

Kentucky racing officials have placed scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list that may require the colt to pass a soundness test in Maryland in order to race in the Preakness.

Mage overtook Two Phil's down the backstretch with pre-race favorite Angel of Empire also charging to win the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby favorite Forte has been scratched from Saturday's race after a morning workout.

Pretty Mischievous survived a late push by Gambling Girl to win the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks by a neck at Churchill Downs.