Golden Tempo will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, ending any possibility of a Triple Crown winner this year

The Kentucky Derby-Preakness pipeline has thinned sharply in recent years, and Golden Tempo is the latest example of that shift.

Golden Tempo will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, ending any possibility of a Triple Crown winner this year

With the Derby winner skipping the Preakness and the Preakness winner bypassing the Belmont,, what to make of the 3-year-old championship race?