Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mystik Dan on track to run in the Belmont at Saratoga

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Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mystik Dan is on track to run in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on June 8. Trainer Kenny McPeek is not yet ready to commit to entering Mystik Dan, much like he waited on his decision in the Preakness.

Brian Hernandez, Jr., looks on during post time before riding Mystik Dan in the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Baltimore. Brian Hernandez, Jr., atop Mystik Dan, looks on after finishing second in the running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Baltimore.

“ the high-level talent,” McPeek said. “She won the Oaks so easily, and I do think she would be capable of being very competitive against the colts. But we’re not going to run them against each other.” Same goes for Chad Brown-trained Sierra Leone, who finished a nose back in the Derby, and 88-year-old Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas’ Seize the Grey.

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