Derby winner Mystik Dan draws No. 5 post for Preakness. Bob Baffert's Muth opens as the favorite

Brian Hernandez Jr. celebrates after riding Mystik Dan to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday looking to sweep the first two legs of horse racing ’s Triple Crown, though he’s not favored to do so.

Bob Baffert-trained Muth, just inside Mystik Dan in the No. 4 post, opened as the 8-5 morning line favorite Monday. Baffert, who wasbecause of Churchill Downs’ ban on him that was extended, is also saddling No. 9 Imagination as he goes for a record-extending ninth Preakness victory and second in a row after

Mystik Dan is the 5-2 second choice in the nine-horse field for the 149th rendition of the 1 3/16-mile, $2 million second jewel of the Triple Crown. He’s one of three heading to Pimlico Race Course after running in the Derby, joined by Brad Cox’s Catching Freedom , who finished fourth, and D. Wayne Lukas’ Just Steel, who faded to 17th.Trainer Kenny McPeek is hoping Mystik Dan can be the first horse since Baffert’s Justify in 2018 to win the Derby and Preakness.

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