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Kentucky Derby runner-up Two Phil's will not run in Preakness

Trainer Larry Rivelli told the Daily Racing Form that Two Phil's "came back great" after the Derby, but he wanted to give the horse more time between races.

By Rachel Blount

May 9, 2023 at 11:47PM
Jareth Loveberry rides Two Phil's to the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Two Phil’s, a stakes winner at Canterbury Park last season and ridden by former Canterbury jockey champion Jareth Loveberry, will not race in the Preakness in order to give the horse more rest between races. (Kiichiro Sato, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kentucky Derby runner-up Two Phil's will not race in the Preakness, trainer Larry Rivelli said Tuesday.

Rivelli told the Daily Racing Form that Two Phil's "came back great" after the Derby, but he wanted to give the horse more time between races. The Preakness is May 20, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. Two Phil's has returned to his home base at Chicago's Hawthorne Race Course, and Rivelli told the Daily Racing Form he is considering the June 10 Belmont Stakes and the June 11 Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs for the colt's next start.

Two Phil's, a stakes winner at Canterbury Park last season, is ridden by former Canterbury jockey champion Jareth Loveberry.

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Rachel Blount

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Rachel Blount is a sports reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune who covers a variety of topics, including the Olympics, Wild, college sports and horse racing. She has written extensively about Minnesota's Olympic athletes and has covered pro and college hockey since joining the staff in 1990.

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