Preakness Stakes field: What to know about Mage and other horses likely to run at Pimlico

About a week since Mage won the 2023 Kentucky Derby at 15-1 odds, the field for the second leg of the Triple Crown is beginning to come into focus.

Mage will run in the $1.5 million, Grade 1 Preakness on May 20 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Here’s a look at horses considered likely to run. The Preakness draw is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday in Baltimore. Horses are listed in alphabetical order.

'On to Baltimore': Kentucky Derby winner Mage will compete in the Preakness Stakes

Blazing Sevens

Chase the Chaos

  • Trainer: Ed Moger Jr.

  • Jockey: TBA

  • Sire: Astern

  • Last race: Eighth in California Derby on April 29 at Golden Gate

Coffeewithchris

First Mission

Trainer Brad Cox at his barn Saturday, April 29, 2023, the week before the Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Trainer Brad Cox at his barn Saturday, April 29, 2023, the week before the Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Mage

The blanket of roses is laid out in front of the stall of Mage on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
The blanket of roses is laid out in front of the stall of Mage on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

National Treasure

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, right, exits U.S. District Court in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 2, 2023 along with his attorney Clark Brewster after a hearing to seek a temporary injunction to lift his ban from Churchill Downs so he can participate in this year’s Kentucky Derby.  The hearing was extended another day.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, right, exits U.S. District Court in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 2, 2023 along with his attorney Clark Brewster after a hearing to seek a temporary injunction to lift his ban from Churchill Downs so he can participate in this year’s Kentucky Derby. The hearing was extended another day.

Perform

Red Route One

  • Trainer: Steve Asmussen

  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

  • Sire: Gun Runner

  • Last race: Won Bath House Row Stakes on April 22 at Oaklawn Park

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Mage, Disarm, other horses likely to be in Preakness Stakes 2023 field