FILE PHOTO: Jockey Sonny Leon throws roses in celebration after the win of Rich Strike at the 148th Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/
(Reuters) - Broiling temperatures and the absence of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike threatens to dampen the enthusiasm at Pimlico on Saturday when the 147th the Preakness Stakes goes ahead without the hope of a Triple Crown winner this year.
Rich Strike pulled off a huge shock earlier this month when he won the "Run for the Roses" at the second-longest odds in the race's 148-year history but his owner pulled the colt from the Triple Crown's middle jewel citing the quick turnaround to Baltimore.
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