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There will be no Triple Crown winner in horse racing this year. Sovereignty, the three-year-old thoroughbred who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, will not race in the Preakness Stakes – the second leg of the three races that make up the Triple Crown.
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No Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty in Preakness highlights some philosophical horse racing changesJust a few days after winning the Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty was ruled out of running in the Preakness Stakes.
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Sovereignty won’t attempt to reign over the Triple Crown. In what is a sign of the times and a new, modern approach to horse racing, the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner is skipping the Preakness Stakes, instead focusing on the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga next month.
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