Kentucky Derby winner skipping Preakness Stakes, won't make Triple Crown run

Kentucky Derby victor Golden Tempo volition skip the Preakness Stakes and not marque a tally for equine racing's Triple Crown, his trainer's unchangeable announced Wednesday.

"Golden gave america the contention of a beingness successful the Kentucky Derby, and we judge the champion determination for him moving guardant is to springiness him a small much clip pursuing specified a tremendous effort," said a connection from trainer Cherie DeVaux's unchangeable posted to societal media. "His health, happiness, and semipermanent aboriginal volition ever stay our apical priority."

The past clip a equine won the Triple Crown — the three-race bid consisting of the Derby, the Preakness successful Maryland and the Belmont Stakes successful New York — was successful 2018.

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