Golden Tempo skips Preakness Stakes, ending Triple Crown bid

19 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 6

Trainer Cherie DeVaux said Wednesday the Kentucky Derby winner will instead target the Belmont Stakes on 6 June after last week's upset victory.
The Preakness is set for 16 May at Laurel Park in Maryland, but DeVaux said extra recovery time best protects the colt's health and long-term future.
Golden Tempo becomes the third Derby winner in five years to miss the Preakness, and no horse from this year's 18-runner Derby field is expected to race there.

Will Churchill Downs' new power over the Preakness finally force a change to the Triple Crown's schedule?

Is the traditional Triple Crown simply too demanding and outdated for the modern thoroughbred racehorse?