Here’s a look at the horses considered eligible to race in the $1.5 million Grade 1 Preakness on May 21 at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore.
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The horses are listed in alphabetical order.
Minister of Creation
Coach: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Sire: creative cause
Last race: Won the optional claiming race on May 7 at Churchill Downs
Early voting
Coach: Chad Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Previous cover: Brown decided to skip the Kentucky Derby with early voting
Sire: gun runner
Last race: Second in 2nd grade Wood Memorial on April 9 at Aqueduct
Epicenter
Coach: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Sire: Not this time
Last race: Runner-up in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 7 at Churchill Downs
Fenwick
Coach: Kevin McKathan
Jockey: Paco Lopez
Sire: Curling
Last race: 11th in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 9 at Keeneland
Merry Jack
Coach: Doug O’Neill
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
Sire: oxbow
Last race: 14th Grade 1 Kentucky Derby May 7 at Churchill Downs
home brew
Coach: Brad Cox
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Sire: street sense
Last race: Won the Oaklawn Stakes on April 23 at Oaklawn Park
Morello
Coach: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Jose Lezcano
Sire: Classic Empire
Last race: Sixth in Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 9 at Aqueduct
Rattle N Roll
Coach: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Corey Lanerie
Sire: Relate
Last race: Sixth in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 9 at Keeneland
secret oath
Coach: D. Wayne Lukas
Jockey: Luis Saez
Sire: Arrogate
Last race: Won 1st-grade Kentucky Oaks on May 6 at Churchill Downs
Shake ’em up
Coach: Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon
Jockey: Charlie Marquez
Sire: shake it
Last race: Third to Federico Tesio on April 16 at Laurel Park
Simplification
Coach: Antonio Sano
Jockey: John Velasquez
Sire: Not this time
Last race: Fourth in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 7 at Churchill Downs
Skippy Longstocking
Coach: Saffie Joseph Jr.
Jockey: Jr. Alvarado
Sire: exaggerating
Last race: Third in 2nd grade Wood Memorial on April 9 at Aqueduct
An Ojo
Coach: Ricky Courville
Jockey: ramon vazquez
More coverage: Ojo absent from Kentucky Derby due to injury
Sire: Laoban
Last race: Eighth in the Freshman Arkansas Derby on April 2 at Oaklawn Park
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; [email protected]; Twitter: @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
This article originally appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal: Preakness 2022: Discover the possible field for the May 21 race at Pimlico.
