Country House has been pulled from the race due to “a cough.”
Kentucky Derby winner Country House will not race in the Preakness Stakes, according to trainer Bill Mott.
He's the first Kentucky Derby winner to miss the Preakness since Grindstone in 1996. pic.twitter.com/oZaStjtgrM
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Here is the owner talking about winning the Derby:
“To win it is only a dream. It's like winning the Super Bowl,” says the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Country House after controversial victory.