Preakness 2022: Maiden winner Fenwick is a late entrant

Fenwick was entered Monday morning in Saturday’s 147th Preakness Stakes. The son of Curlin was also being considered for a run in the $100,000 Sir Barton on the Preakness undercard at Pimlico Race Course.

Owned by Villa Rosa Farm and Harlo Stable, Fenwick most recently finished 11th in the Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland after graduating with a front-running 5 1/2-length victory at Tampa Bay Downs at a mile and 40 yards.

“We think he should have run well in the Blue Grass. He broke a step slow. He got cut off on the corner. The jock sat down on him for about 10 seconds. He’s the kind of horse who needs to be free to run. He didn’t get that chance,” said Villa Rosa Farm’s Jeremia Rudan, an Ontario, Canada, businessman. “I’m not saying he would have won, but if he had made that hole on the first turn, it might have been a different race."

Fenwick was ridden by Paco Lopez in the Blue Grass and trained by Kevin McKathan. In the Preakness, he will be ridden by Florent Geroux.

“He’s happy; he’s sound," Rudan said of Fenwick. "The way the Preakness is lining up, there’s no reason not to give it a shot.”