Rich Strike Will Not Race at 2022 Preakness Stakes, Ending Possible Triple Crown Bid

The 154th Belmont Stakes is the third and final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, and will take place Saturday evening at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. There will be no chance of a horse winning the Triple Crown this year, after Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike did not race in the Preakness in May. But Rich Strike will still have a chance at…

Just days after Rich Strike's improbable upset win in the Kentucky Derby, owner Rick Dawson announced that the horse would not compete in the upcoming Preakness Stakes. Rich Strike's withdrawal from Preakness on May 21 will end the horse's chances at going for the Triple Crown. Rich Strike's spectacular victory in the Derby, in which he surged out…

2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not be running in the Preakness Stakes. It is a highly controversial decision, but 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is not running in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland this Saturday. Rich Strike was a massive underdog to win the Kentucky Derby in the first place. At…

Rich Strike stunned the world at the 2022 Kentucky Derby when it won the race as an 80-1 underdog. On Thursday, his team has shocked the world again. Rich Strike owner Rick Dawson said that his horse will not race in the 2022 Preakness Stakes on May 21, ending the possibility of the first Triple Crown winner since 2018. "It's very, very tempting to…

The second leg of the 2022 Triple Crown gets underway this Saturday but the lineup will be missing the surprise Kentucky Derby winner, Rich Strike. After overcoming 80/1 odds for betting on the Kentucky Derby and winning the entire race, Rich Strike will not be competing at the 2022 Preakness Stakes, thwarting any potential for a Triple Crown…

The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown but this year any chance of a thoroughbred winning all three events has been nixed. Rich Strike's handlers announced last week that the Kentucky Derby winner will not go forth with the Preakness Stakes, opting to give the colt some rest ahead of June's Belmont Stakes. Rick…

The Preakness Stakes will have a tough time living up to the excitement of the Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike won the first leg of the Triple Crown at 80-1 odds, becoming the longest shot to win the Kentucky Derby since Donerail at 91-1 in 1913. But Rich Strike won't be going for the Triple Crown, bypassing the Preakness in favor of the Belmont Stakes…

The Kentucky Derby attendance started to approach pre-pandemic levels in 2022. While less people attended the 2022 Kentucky Derby than initially expected, horse racing fans set an all-time record for betting handle, wagering a whopping $273.8 million on the Run for the Roses. There were 147000 fans at the 2022 Kentucky Derby. That is actually 23000…

Rich Strike, the underdog entry who finished first at this year's Kentucky Derby, won't race at the Preakness Stakes in Maryland next weekend, forfeiting his chances of winning the Triple Crown, one of the most coveted titles in horseracing. After speaking with his team, Rich Strike's owner Rick Dawson said his champion race horse will not run in…

May 12 (Reuters) - Surprise Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not compete in next week's Preakness Stakes due to the quick turnaround, the colt's owner said on Thursday, meaning there will be no Triple Crown champion this year. Rich Strike won last weekend's "Run for the Roses" at the second-longest odds in the race's 148-year history despite…

The vast majority of Kentucky Derby winners are subsequently favored to win the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown two Saturdays later, the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore. Rick Strike won this year's Derby at 80/1 odds, the second-biggest upset in the history of the Run for the Roses. Rich Strike was not favored in Baltimore,…

Rich Strike, the longshot winner of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, will skip next week's Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. The shocking announcement came Thursday afternoon in a news release from owner Rick Dawson. "Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the Kentucky Derby, should we not run in the Derby we would point toward the…

Longshot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not enter the Preakness Stakes to chase a Triple Crown. Owner Rick Dawson released a statement Thursday saying his horse will skip the May 21 Preakness to get more rest and recovery time ahead of the Belmont Stakes on June 11. Dawson admitted that racing in the Preakness was'very, very tempting,' but…

Rich Strike, the implausible Kentucky Derby winner, will become only the second Derby champion this century to forgo the Preakness Stakes, owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday. Instead of racing in Baltimore on May 21, trainer Eric Reed and Dawson will point Rich Strike toward the Belmont Stakes on June 11. The decision ended any chances for a…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The owner of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike said the colt will not run in the Preakness Stakes. Rick Dawson said before the Derby that the original plan was to run the eventual long-shot winner of the Derby in the Belmont Stakes and that he and trainer Eric Reed are not comfortable rushing him back into the Preakness…

LEXINGTON, Ky.-On a sun-splashed bluegrass afternoon, Eric Reed stood in his clocker's stand/racing office on the turn of the training oval at his farm on the outskirts of the city. Sitting was not a good option after the 57-year-old hurt his back last Saturday-the day he crumpled to the ground in the Churchill Downs paddock after winning the…

There will not be a Triple Crown chase this spring. Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is not being entered to run in the Preakness on May 21 in Baltimore, owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday. He said the horse will focus on running in the Belmont Stakes on June 11. "Obviously, with our tremendous effort and win in the Derby, it's very, very…

There will be no Triple Crown champion this year after the owner of the Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike announced Thursday that his colt would skip the Preakness Stakes and run instead in the Belmont Stakes. The owner, Rick Dawson, said Rich Strike came out of the Derby in fine shape on Saturday. But he said that he and the trainer, Eric Reed,…

WASHINGTON - Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 21. Rich Strike's owner, Rick Dawson released a statement Thursday that read in part: "Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the KY Derby, should we not run in the Derby, we would point toward the Preakness, should we run in the Derby, subject…

May 12, 2022Updated 2:17 PM EDT Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 21, the horse's owner confirmed Thursday. Rick Dawson, Rich Strike's owner, told reporters in a statement that the horse is pointed toward the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, on June 11. "We are going to stay with our…

This doesn't happen. Horses at odds of nearly 81-1 don't win the Kentucky Derby. Jockeys who have never won any big stakes race of any kind don't win the Kentucky Derby. Owners with fewer than 10 career wins don't win the Kentucky Derby. Rich Strike and his connections disagree with those sentiments. One of the biggest upsets in racing history…

In 1919, Sir Barton became the first of 13 horses to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, capturing what would become known as the Triple Crown, horse racing's most cherished and elusive prize. Before the Kentucky Derby is run each spring, every trainer, owner, jockey and bettor dreams of a Triple…

Owner Rick Dawson announced Thursday that Rich Strike will skip the Preakness on May 21 at Pimlico and aim for a return in the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont on June 11. Dawson said the plan before the Kentucky Derby was to give Rich Strike "more recovery time and rest and run in the Belmont or another race and stay on course to run…