Gayego Joins Preakness Field

Gayego was added to the Preakness field today, making him the only Kentucky Derby contender other than Big Brown to go in the second leg of the triple crown.

The colt won the Arkansas Derby, but then finished 17th in the Kentucky Derby after taking a wide trip around the track from post 19. The addition of Gayego will expand the number of Preakness contenders to 13, one short of the cap for the race. Post positions will be drawn Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.

Preakness Contenders
Behindatthebar (Pletcher, 1st Lexigton Stakes)
Big Brown (Dutrow, 1st Kentucky Derby)
Gayego (Lobo, 17th Kentucky Derby)
Giant Moon (Schosberg, 4th Wood Memorial)
Hey Byrn (Plesa, 1st Holy Bull)
Icabad Crane (Motion, 1st Tesio)
Kentucky Bear (Baker, 3rd Blue Grass)
Macho Again (Stewart, 1st Derby Trial)
Racecar Rhapsody (McPeek, 4th Lexington Stakes)
Riley Tucker (Mott, 3rd Lexington Stakes)
Stevil (Zito, 4th Blue Grass Stakes)
Tres Borrachos (Greely, 3rd Arkansas Derby)
Yankee Bravo (Gallagher, 4th Santa Anita Derby)

Out
Recapturetheglory (out with a fever)
Harlem Rocker (to The Queen's Plate at Woodbine)