The Kentucky Derby winner will skip the Preakness, which is being run at Laurel Racecourse while Pimlico is being renovated.
Pimlico Racecourse
Mage will be heavily favoured to win the second jewel of the Triple Crown, but the race could develop with a slow early pace.
With Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike passing up the second jewel of the Triple Crown, Epicenter, the hard-trying Derby runner-up, is favoured.
The horse would have to finish top-three in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown for the owners to recoup their entry investment.
With Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike bypassing the second leg of the American Triple Crown, Epicenter looms large.
