Sandman has a change in the plans, will enter prevention

Entering sandman in the checkness? Yes, indeed.

In a post on X on Saturday, May 10th, the Preakness Stakes announced that the winner of Arkansa's Derby and the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Seventh Place-Finisher Sandman in the 150th run of the Preakness Stakes on May 17th in Pimlico.

“We wanted to see how he came back. He is currently a very cheerful horse. It looks like the race could be well erected for him. It looks like there is a lot of speed,” said coach Mark Casse. “I always quote all jerks, 'run' if they are good and it is just good. We plan to wait for the Belmont, but many things can happen in between. He tells us that he will be cheerful, so we'll go with it.”

The news was confirmed in a quote by Jon Green from DJ Stables, co -owner of Sandman.

“Sandman came from the Kentucky derby in an excellent form. For this reason, Mark Casse and the partners decided to lead Sandman in the 150th BRAKESS OFFERS. We are confident that we will deal with the skills of the Colt and look forward to participating this weekend.”

The field for the preakness of 2025 has been in a state of the river since became known that the winner of the Kentucky Derby, the sovereignty, will not run in the second jewel of the Triple Crown and instead pointed to Belmont Stakes. The preakness lost another great candidate when Wood Memorial Stakes from Resorts World Casino winner Rodriguez was withdrawn from the exam. The second journalism of Kentucky Derby is only a possible participant so far, but is not confirmed, so that the prevention before Sandman's announcement only left eight or nine probable participants.

Sandman's jockey Jose Ortiz is already committed to driving wisely in the prevention again. A modern driver for the checkness is named after Sandman.

The popular social media influencer Griffin Johnson, who was often presented in America's best racing and various national media, is part of Sandman's owner.

River Thames brought half a mile in company in Belmont Park on Saturday morning to prepare for a checking start. The son of Macleans Music, who was trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, worked outside the Staffate Trust Fund on the way to a bar of 48.25 seconds, which took ninth place of 38 in the distance on the Belmont training course.

River Thame finished second with a neck behind the Kentucky Derby winner of sovereignty in the Coolmore Founkine of the Years Stemen is 1 March in the Gulfstream Park, before he ended three quarters with one length behind the Victorious Burnham Square when he was third in Keeland in the 1 Toyota Blue Gras Stakes in class 1 class 1 had. He was held back by the Kentucky Derby while aligning himself up on the prevention.

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Coach Brendan Walsh called Stonestreet Lexington Stakes winner Gosger A 'Go' for the Preakness Stakes after the 3-year-old Colt worked five Furlong in 1: 00.60.

Gosger worked next to each other and ended the 3-year-old Stutfohlen Paris Lily, who in Pimlico, George E. Mitchell, in the Susan Stakes on Friday the 2-class 2-degree Eyed.

“He worked very well,” said Walsh. “He worked well, so we are a look. I think he is ready to take the last race a step forward again.”

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Although the President and CEO of Eclipse full blood partners, Aron Wellman, was disappointed that journalism ended up second in the Kentucky Derby as a 3-1 favorite, he was impressed by the way the colt ran under undesirable conditions.

“In any case, an admirable performance, which certainly confirmed all ideas that he is an elite horse,” said Wellman.

Journalism came out of the derby in good condition and is considered for the prevention.

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About a dozen hours after the American promise in the Kentucky Derby took 16th place, the Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas had decided that the stallion foal went to the Preakness Stakes.

The derby diagram, in which the American celebrity had ended 38½ lengths behind the sovereignty, meant nothing to 89-year-old Lukas. He had seen American Promise endangered a brutal journey in the 19-hp derby and earned the massive son of the Triple Crown winner Justify in the Marquee race in Maryland. While the figures deter 16 and 38 ½ other coaches, Lukas is known for sometimes going against the grain and running his horses in the top races in America. And Lukas understands that a disappointing result of the derby does not exclude a top performance in the prevention. Three from Lukas' seven checking victories came after less satisfying surfaces in Churchill Downs.

In the 55 running of the preakness since 1970 there were 13 winners – 23.6 percent – who became fifth or worse in the derby and found fame at Pimlico. The biggest turnaround during this route was repelled by Louis Quatorze, who bounced off the 16th place in 1996 in Louisville. Hall of Fame coach Nick Zito changed Jockeys and turned to the Hall of Famer Pat Day, and the day delivered the speedy Colt, which was carried out at 13-1 at 13-1.

In 1986 Snow Chef won the prevention after defeating 11th place as a 2-1 favorite in the derby. Snow Chief's victory came after the Gate Dancer had won the prevention by 5 ½ length after a fifth (from DQ from fourth). and Lukas' tanks view, which in the derby in 1985 recovered by a seventh time by 11 lengths.

Hansel won the 1991 prevalence after ending 10 ¾ lengths in the derby. Pine Bluff wore the black -eyed Susans in Pimlico in 1992 after his fifth place by 7 ¼ lengths in Churchill. In 1994 Lukas took up his third preacness value, as Tabasco Cat, sixth times nine lengths in the derby. The dot caused by Bob Baffert was added to the CV, which, for the 3-year-old Male Division title and horse of the year, hit him in the prevention two weeks after its fifth length in the derby with 11½ lengths. Baffert's look at Lucky won the 2010 preakness in 2010 with seven lengths in Louisville.

Lukas saddled Oxbow to win the 2013 preak with 15: 1 after he had finished sixth place to defeat 9 ¾ lengths in the derby. Mark Casse, Trainer of Hall of Fame, secured his first win of Preakness with Will War of Will, who was seventh place in the derby, although he was only hit by 4½ lengths.

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Clever went out again to achieve a routine gallop on Saturday in Churchill Downs to prepare for his first appearance in the prevention of his first appearance in prevalance. The Hall of Fame coach Steve Asmussen plans to work half a mile sticky on Monday and send it to Baltimore on Tuesday.

Clever was away from the races for 10 months after taking second place in a 4 1/2 furlong race at the Keeland 2024 Spring Meet. He returned to win a 1 1/16 mile registration race in the Oaklawn Park, followed by a four-length victory in the 200,000 dollar Heated Springs Stakes at a two-gymnastics mile.

“He had a few problems and had to take some time,” said co -owner Ron Winchell in front of the Kentucky Derby. “We let horses tell us when they are ready to come back.

“We are quite confident that he can carry his speed far away,” added Winchell. “He is very professional. He behaves like a horse that just wants to do it. Mentally, he is great. Physically, it makes him great and they think he comes to his own.”

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Pay Billy returned to the route two days after his last breeze for the prevention in Delaware Park. Raul Mena is named to ride Pay Billy, who is supposed to send to Pimlico on Tuesday.

“He galloped today and galloped,” said coach Mike Gorham. “Everything looks good. He did everything right, well cooled. We are pretty much on the goal.”

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The heart of honor, the runner-up of the VAE derby, who arrived in the USA after a transatlantic flight from Great Britain on Thursday, is to clarify quarantine on Sunday in Churchill Downs. Honor AP's son, trained by Jamie Osborne, is planned to Pimlico on Monday and will go to the race track on Tuesday to prepare for the start of the checkness.