US EditionAnother Kentucky Derby Winner Not in the Preakness Reignites Debate About Triple Crown Changes
- Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby winner, will not run in the Preakness Stakes held two weeks later in Baltimore.
- Owners and trainer Bill Mott decided to skip the Preakness due to the short two-week turnaround between races.
- This is the second occasion within four years that the Kentucky Derby champion has skipped the Preakness, marking the fifth such instance in the past seven years and sparking renewed discussion about the timing of the Triple Crown races.
- Attendance at the Preakness has dropped 62% since 2022, averaging just over 45,000 compared to nearly 120,000 from 2009-19, while NBC ratings fell 27.5% from 6.9 million to 5 million viewers.
- Stakeholders discuss changing the Triple Crown schedule to include longer gaps and incentives, aiming to keep the series relevant, though opinions among trainers and industry veterans remain divided.
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Another Derby winner skipping the Preakness reignites debate about Triple Crown changes
It is the second time in four years the Derby winner is not taking part for that reason and the fifth time in seven years overall the Preakness goes on with no Triple Crown on the line.
Omaha World-Herald
As another Derby winner skips Preakness, debate restarts about Triple Crown changes
BALTIMORE — Sovereignty is not running out of that starting gate in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. Yet he is still the talk of Pimlico Race Course this week.
Ottumwa Courier
Another Kentucky Derby winner not in the Preakness reignites debate about Triple Crown changes
To spread out the three Triple Crown races? Switch the order of them? Let horses run on a two-week turnaround? The absence of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty from the Preakness Stakes has trainers and other industry leaders debating what changes,…
Flatter Pod: Preakness 2025 with McCarthy, Osborne, Nicoletti
This weekend may be for the last time when Preakness 2025 is run at old Pimlico. It is the site for this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Michael McCarthy, the trainer of Journalism, discusses the timeline since his colt finished second in the Kentucky Derby and how he looks at being the favorite for the Preakness. Trainer Jamie Osborne talks about the reasons he decided not to bring Heart of Honor from across the Atlantic to race in the Derby and…
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