Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty not a sure thing to run the Preakness

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty not a sure thing to run the Preakness

LOUISVILLE - The remorseless drizzle continued its relentless weekend just after dawn Sunday at Churchill Downs, and then it sounded like the melancholy might drift toward Baltimore. On the question about whether freshly crowned Kentucky Derby champion Sovereignty would pursue the Triple Crown at the Preakness on May 17, the human voices closest to the colt carried hints of hesitancy.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty not a sure thing to run in the Preakness

LOUISVILLE — The remorseless drizzle continued its relentless weekend just after dawn Sunday at Churchill Downs, and then it sounded like the melancholy might drift toward Baltimore. On the question about whether freshly crowned Kentucky Derby champion Sovereignty would pursue…

Day after Ky. Derby: Preakness is not certain yet for Sovereignty

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said he likely will give Kentucky Derby 2025 winner Sovereignty two or three days off as he and the horse’s ownership connections considered whether to take the next logical Triple Crown step in Baltimore for the Preakness. “We’ve got to consider all options with him,” Mott said to a crowd of media Sunday morning at Churchill Downs. “We certainly respect the Triple Crown and what it means, but we’re not dead set on…