It will be the sixth time since 2018, when Justify won the Triple Crown, that the Derby winner has not run in the Preakness, which takes place just two weeks after the Derby.

Top contenders withdraw: Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo and Pat Day Mile victor Crude Velocity will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 16. Health over history: Cherie DeVaux will rest Golden Tempo until the Belmont; Bob Baffert is pointing Crude ...

Although only Golden Tempo has the Preakness participation door left open the day after the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Maryland Jockey Club has 16 horses listed as possible. The Preakness can have a maximum field size of 14.

“We’ll assess how he’s doing,” she said. “As long as he’s in tip-top shape, we’ll talk about it, and (the Preakness) is on the table. But it’s really up to (the horse).”

The 151st Preakness Stakes is set for May 16, and while we won't know the field until after the Kentucky Derby is run, you can speculate on who might win the second leg of the Triple Crown from now.