Mystik Dan will run in Preakness Stakes after winning Kentucky Derby

The Preakness, beset in two of its past five runnings with the absence of the Kentucky Derby winner, got a boost Saturday when trainer Kenny McPeek announced he will run Derby winner Mystik Dan in Baltimore. This followed hints that McPeek might have relented as he carefully studied his colt through the week since Mystik Dan won by a nose May 4 in the first triple photo finish at the Derby since 1947.