Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby as an 80-1 longshot - but he won't be winning the Triple Crown...
On Thursday, owner Rick Dawson announced that Rich Strike would sit out next weekend's Preakness Stakes to focus on preparing for the Belmont Stakes.
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Dawson added that it was "tempting" to enter the Preakness, but decided to give Rich Strike more resting time for the Belmont on June 11th.
"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 to the race outcome & the condition of our horse, we would give him more recovery time & rest and run in the Belmont, or another race and stay on course to run with 5 or 6 weeks rest between races," Dawson said in a statement.
The Preakness Stakes will be run on May 21st at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
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