Street Sense Could Face 10 Rivals at Preakness

Kentucky Derby champ Street Sense is training hard for the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, where he's looking at facing up to 10 rival contenders on May 19 at Pimlico Race Course.

Fellow Derby horses whop has announced to run in Baltimore are runner-up Hard Spun, 5th placer Sedgefield, and 17th finisher Teuflesberg. Third finisher Curlin is yet to confirm.

Other horses eyeing to make a start at the $1 million Preakness are C P West (trained by Nick Zito), Chelokee, Todd Pletcher-trained King of the Roxy, Xchanger and one of two 3-year-olds trained by D. Wayne Lukas, Flying First Class or Starbase.

Mint Slewlep, fourth in the Withers at Aqueduct in his last start, is the latest confirmed starter. (See Preakness horse contenders' profiles >>)

The Preakness Stakes is limited to 14 entries. If Street Sense wins here, he will come into the Belmont Stakes in June as heavy favorite as a possible Triple Crown winner.

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