Icabad Crane will give Preakness a go
Icabad Crane, who most recently won the April 19 Frederico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico, will be entered in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, according to Aaron Cohen, racing manager for owner Earle I. Mack.
“With so many horses backing off, and going with the knowledge that he has won over the track and will like the distance, we’ve decided to go ahead and enter him,” said Cohen.
The 3-year-old posted a head victory over pace-setter Mint Lane in the Tesio, rallying from sixth to clear the 1 1/8-mile race in 1:50.83.
Icabad Crane, who was bred in New York by Gallagher Stud, has three victories from four lifetime starts, with $125,400 in earnings.
He is trained by H. Graham Motion and was ridden by Jeremy Rose in the Tesio. Cohen said a final decision hasn’t been made on who will ride Icabad Crane in the Preakness, but said it will probably be Rose.CI
