Justify will race at Preakness Stakes, but most of his Kentucky Derby competition will not

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Four days after his horse Justify ended the Apollo Curse and moved him into second place for the most wins by a trainer, Bob Baffert has confirmed that his 2018 Kentucky Derby-winning colt will return for the Preakness Stakes on May 19. Plenty of the big names that raced against Justify at Churchill Downs, however, will not be making the trip for the second leg of the American Triple Crown, as The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Trainer Todd Pletcher, whose horse Always Dreaming won the Derby in 2017, "doesn't like running a horse after just a two-week break, so his four Derby entries -- third-place Audible, Magnum Moon, Vino Rosso and Noble Indy -- probably will not be shipped to Baltimore for the Preakness, which is capped at 14 horses," the Post's Matt Bonesteel wrote.

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