Mystik Dan slipped into the favorite role after Muth, also trained by Baffert, who is looking for his record-extending ninth Preakness victory, was ruled out Wednesday for spiking a fever. Baffert said Friday Imagination is “going to have to step it up” to win.

Wayne Lukas will try to break the record for wins by a trainer when he sends out Lemon Muffin in the 2024 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The 88-year-old Lukas has won the race four times (1984,

Usually in a circumstance like this, favoritism in the Preakness would fall to the Kentucky Derby winner. In this case, however, Mystik Dan was not named the morning line favorite, as he was scheduled to face the Bob Baffert-trained Muth,

Preakness Stakes is this Saturday and will see Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan go for the second leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Mystik Dan's path to winning the Preakness opened on Wednesday as early favorite Muth was ruled out due to a spiking fever.

Gene Menez, who called National Treasure to win last year's Run for the Back-Eyed Susans, has made his picks and bets for the 149th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course

A major obstacle in the Triple Crown path of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan disappeared Wednesday when Muth, the favorite, was scratched from Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

When is the 2024 Preakness Stakes? The second leg of the Triple Crown takes place Saturday at Pimlico Race Course at 7:01 p.m. ET and morning-line favorite Muth has been scratched due to a fever