There Won't Be Triple Crown Winner This Year

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Published on May 13 2022 6:16 am
Last Updated on May 13 2022 6:17 am

There won’t be a Triple Crown winner this year, after Rich Dawson, the owner of surprise Kentucky Derby winner Rocj Strole, announced Thursday that the horse won’t run in the Preakness on May 21.

Dawson said he and trainer Eric Reed agreed to stick with their initial plan before Rich Strike’s huge Derby upset to rest him for five weeks before running in the Belmont Stakes on June 11, instead of doing the short two-week turnaround and race in the Preakness.