Confidence Game Out Of Preakness, Per Keith Desormeaux | 2023 Preakness Stakes News

Trainer Keith Desormeaux said Saturday morning that Oaklawn Park’s Rebel (G2) winner Confidence Game will not make the May 20 Preakness Stakes (G1).

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Confidence Game finished 10th in the Kentucky Derby (G1).

“He trained all right this morning. He’s just not 100 percent,” Desormeaux said. “He’s got something aggravating him in the right front shoulder area. We’re going to send him to Dr. (Larry) Bramlage (at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital) and let him do full diagnostics and let him advise us on how to proceed.

“He’s good, but he’s not Preakness perfect.”