Six weeks after starting a new job as Simon Callaghan’s assistant, Carlos Santamaria will accompany Firing Line to Baltimore as he seeks Preakness glory.
The Preakness field continued to evolve today, with a couple of new shooters now eyeing the middle jewel.
It’s been light duty so far for the top three in the Kentucky Derby, but they’re about to begin sharpening their preparations for the Preakness.
While Kentucky Derby runner-up and probable Preakness starter Firing Line will jog Wednesday, Derby champ American Pharoah and Dortmund will walk the shedrow.
It’s all American Pharoah in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll of sophomores, while the older horse list is jumbled.
Kentucky Derby place horse Firing Line is doing “really well,” his connections say, and pointed to the Preakness.
The top three finishers from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby may renew their rivalry in the upcoming Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.