When the officials from Pimlico Race Course called Kenny McPeek on Sunday morning to offer an official invitation to the Preakness Stakes, the trainer had but one question.
"Can I bring my dog?" McPeek asked with a grin.
While McPeek got the go-ahead to bring his yellow Labrador Sonny to Baltimore, the trainer was noncommittal on whether Kentucky Derby 150 winner Mystik Dan will be running the second jewel of the Triple Crown on May 18.
"We're not committed to the Preakness. Not yet," McPeek said after the phone call. "I ran him back once in two weeks and it completely backfired on me. We skipped the Rebel (Stakes) because it was back too quick, as well. ... It'll be one of those (decisions) where we take it up to the last minute."
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