Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will vie for the second jewel of US flat racing’s Triple Crown in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, his path perhaps made easier when early favorite Muth was scratched because of illness.
Mystik Dan, trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., snatched victory in a thrilling three-way photo finish at Churchill Downs on May 4.
The 18-1 shot gave both McPeek and Hernandez their first Kentucky Derby victories, but in the Preakness it was the Bob Baffert-trained Muth that was favored to win after his convincing victory over Mystik…
