Kentucky Derby winner Country House won't run in Preakness, ending Triple Crown shot

"Country House, the longshot who was awarded victory in Saturday's Kentucky Derby following the disqualification of first-finishing Maximum Security, will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 18 in Baltimore, ending any shot of a third Triple Crown in five years.

Trainer Bill Mott told the Daily Racing Form Tuesday that Country House had developed a cough and was "acting like he's going to get sick."

"It's probably a little viral thing," Mott told the horse racing journal. "Hopefully it doesn't develop into anything serious. Usually, when something like this happens, a horse misses a couple weeks of training. He's not seriously sick right now. But he's showing indications that something is going on."

"Maximum Security owner Gary West said Monday that his horse would not run in the Preakness, telling The Associated Press there was "really no need, not having an opportunity to run for the Triple Crown, to run a horse back in two weeks."

"The horse will be better off long term with the rest,” West added. “He ran a really good and a really hard race on Saturday."

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kentucky-derby-winner-country-house-wont-run-in-preakness-ending-triple-crown-shot

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