This is the fourth time since Justify won all three races in 2018 that the Preakness will go on without a true shot at a Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year. "We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness,

There will be no Triple Crown winner this year. It became official on Tuesday when Sovereignty trainer Bill Mott told Preakness Stakes officials that the Kentucky Derby winner will not run in the second leg of the Triple Crown and instead point to the Belmont Stakes.