1 of 2 | Iron Honor, the morning-line favorite for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, works out Wednesday for the race. Photo courtesy of Maryland Jockey Club
May 15 (UPI) -- The field for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, came together in some odd ways, aided in no small measure by decisions by some to skip the race.
The outcome is an unusually large field of 14 for the 1 3/16-mile contest, with no clear favorite.
The first defection was Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, whose connections opted to wait for the final race in the series, the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga.
Then, Silent Tactic, projected as the Preakness favorite, was ruled out Monday morning, just hours before the post position draw.
