2024 Preakness Stakes horses: trainers, jockeys, owners competing in the race
Mystik Dan (Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)
May 18th, 2024
What trainers and jockeys are in the 2024 Preakness Stakes?
| PP | Horse | ML | Jockey | Trainer | Owners | Breeders |
| 1 | Mugatu | 20-1 | Joe Bravo | Jeff Engler | Average Joe Racing Stables, LTD. And Dan Wells | JSM Equine, LLC |
| 2 | Uncle Heavy | 20-1 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Robert Reid, Jr. | Michael Milam and LC Racing, LLC | Barbara Reid |
| 3 | Catching Freedom | 6-1 | Flavien Prat | Brad Cox | Albaugh Family Stables, LLC | WinStar Farm, LLC |
| 5 | Mystik Dan | 5-2 | Brian Hernandez, Jr. | Kenny McPeek | Lance Gasaway et al | Lance Gasaway et al |
| 6 | Seize the Grey | 15-1 | Jaime Torres | D. Wayne Lukas | MyRacehorse | Jamm, LTD |
| 7 | Just Steel | 15-1 | Joel Rosario | D. Wayne Lukas | BC Stables, LLC and Henry Schmueckle | Summerhill Farm |
| 8 | Tuscan Gold | 8-1 | Tyler Gaffalione | Chad Brown | William H. Lawrence et al | Stonestreet Tbrd Holdings, LLC |
| 9 | Imagination | 6-1 | Frankie Dettori | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, LLC et al | Peter E. Blum Tbrds, LLC |
Two prominent jockeys to watch
BRIAN HERNANDEZ JR. (MYSTIK DAN)
Brian Hernandez Jr. has ridden four times in the Preakness, most notably finishing third aboard Creative Minister in 2022. Winner of the 2004 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Hernandez secured his first win in a Triple Crown race when guiding Mystik Dan to a rail-skimming Kentucky Derby (G1) triumph two weeks ago.
FRANKIE DETTORI (IMAGINATION)
Internationally renowned jockey Frankie Dettori has won 15 Breeders’ Cup races, but never a U.S. Triple Crown event. Now riding in North America full-time after a career in Europe, Dettori is making his Preakness debut aboard Imagination.
Two prominent trainers to watch
KENNY MCPEEK (MYSTIK DAN)
When the 2020 Preakness was postponed until October due to COVID-19, Kenny McPeek sent out his soon-to-be champion filly Swiss Skydiver to beat the boys. McPeek’s 2,000+ career wins include a Kentucky Derby triumph with Mystik Dan and a Belmont with Sarava.
IMAGINATION (BOB BAFFERT)
Hall of Fame conditioner Bob Baffert has won the Preakness a record eight times with Silver Charm (1997), Real Quiet (1998), Point Given (2001), War Emblem (2002), Lookin At Lucky (2010), American Pharoah (2015), Justify (2018), and National Treasure (2023). He’ll seek a record-extending ninth win with Imagination.
