Preakness 2018 follow-up: Summer campaign eyed for Good Magic

Good Magic, who finished fourth in Saturday's 2018 Preakness Stakes, less than a length behind Justify, returned to Belmont Park Sunday morning but is not expected to join the Preakness' Top 3 finishers in the Belmont Stakes.

“The horse got in about 9:30 and so far the horse looks good,” said trainer Chad Brown. “We put him in a difficult situation in the race and he did the best he could. “It was tough circumstances where he was in the race but that’s horse racing. He tried hard.”

The Haskell at Monmouth Park or the Jim Dandy at Saratoga will be targeted.

Hall of Fame trainer D Wayne Lukas confirmed he's pointing Bravazo to the third leg of the Triple Crown, while Tenfold remains a candidate for the Belmont, too. Those horses ran second and third behind unbeaten Justify at Pimlico.

Trainer Tom Amoss reported that no decision has been made whether Lone Sailor, the fifth-place Preakness finisher, will run in the Belmont.

“It’s way too early to think about the Belmont,” Amoss said. “The horse came back fine and he’s on his way to Kentucky.”

Lukas said that sixth-place Sporting Chance will get a break and then be prepared for some racing at Saratoga.

Cash is King, LC Racing and D.J. Stable’s multiple stakes winner Diamond King emerged from his seventh-place finish in the Preakness in good order, trainer John Servis said Sunday morning.

“He came out good, very good. He didn’t look any worse for wear,” Servis said. “It was a big assignment for him, but we got through it. The winner was certainly no surprise.”

Diamond King returned to Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. Sunday and Servis said he would be pointed to either the Ohio Derby (G3) June 23 at Thistledown or the Indiana Derby (G3) July 14 at Indiana Grand. Both races carry a $500,000 purse.

“We have a schedule mapped out for him. We’ll see how he comes out of it and whether we’re going to stick to that schedule or go a different route,” he said. “As long as he comes out of it good and he’s training good, I think either the Ohio Derby or the Indiana Derby is probably going to be his next start.”

Quip, who finished last after bobbling at the start of the Preakness, was in fine condition Sunday morning, reported trainer Rodolphe Brisset.  The son of Distorted Humor was scheduled to return to Keeneland.