Maryland-bred Coffeewithchris joins Preakness field

The gelding is looking to be the first Maryland-bred winner of the Preakness Stakes since Deputed Testamony in 1983.

The Racing Biz

Published 5/13/2023 5:11 p.m. EDT, Updated 5/15/2023 4:56 p.m. EDT

Coffeewithchris wins the Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park in February 2023.
Coffeewithchris wins the Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park in February 2023. (SNYDER/Courtesy of the Maryland Jockey Club)

The racing gods giveth, and the racing gods taketh away. Saturday brought one new shooter to the Preakness while knocking out a Derby runner.

The connections of Coffeewithchris alerted the Pimlico Race Course racing officials Saturday morning that the Maryland-bred son of Ride on Curlin is being pointed toward a start in the May 20 Preakness Stakes.

The Maryland-based multiple-stakes winner had been entered for Saturday’s Long Branch at Monmouth but was scratched in favor of a run in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. John Salzman Sr., Fred Wasserloos, and Anthony Geruso’s Coffeewithchris most recently finished fifth in the Federico Tesio, a win-and-in Preakness prep at Laurel Park.

Also Saturday, trainer Keith Desormeaux said that Oaklawn Park’s Grade 2 Rebel Stakes winner Confidence Game will not make the Preakness. Confidence Game finished 10th in the Kentucky Derby.

The Baltimore Banner and The Racing Biz have a content-sharing partnership leading up to the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 20. To read the rest of the story, head over to The Racing Biz.

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The article excerpt of this story has been updated to reflect Coffeewithchris is a gelding.