Preakness Stakes News | Mugatu Takes Light Gallop Friday

Average Joe Racing Stables Ltd. and Dan Wells’ Mugatu went to the Pimlico Race Course track Friday morning for a light gallop in preparation for a start in Saturday’s $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1).

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Former jockey Robby Albarado, who rode Swiss Skydiver (2020) and Curlin (2007) to Preakness victories, was aboard the Jeff Engler trainee after performing his galloping duties on Kentucky Derby (G1) winner and Preakness Stakes (G1) morning-line favorite Mystik Dan earlier in the morning.

Mugatu will be the first Preakness starter for Engler, who has been living his dream for the past 15 years.

The Cincinnati native worked on a quarter horse farm for a summer when he was 14.years old before taking a different career path.

“That’s where the bug bit me,” Engler said. “Then, I went on to college and worked in corporate America for 16 years, Luckily, for me, I did well enough that one day I said, “You know what? I’m going to go on and do what I want to do.’’’

He started his new career in Thoroughbred racing with one horse, a $500 purchase.

“Then I picked up Average Joe Racing a month later,” said Engler, who was in medical-equipment sales before moving on to company management.

“Literally, one day I was driving home and said, ‘That’s it,” Engler recalled.

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Horsemen will be offered $7.5 million in bonus opportunities as well as two qualifiers for races at Newmarket and Deauville come Preakness Day May 18 at legendary Pimlico Race Course.

In addition to their respective purses, a $5 million bonus awaits the owner or owners of the horse who wins the $2 million Preakness (G1), the $1 million California Crown (G1) Sept. 28 at Santa Anita, and the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park in 2025.

Meanwhile, a $2.5 million bonus awaits the owner or owners of the horse who wins Pimlico’s $500,000 Dinner Party (G3), the $750,000 California Crown John Henry Turf (G2), and $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1).

In addition, the winner of the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint will receive an automatic entry and travel incentive to run in the July Cup Stakes (G1) at Newmarket on July 13, while the winner of the Gallorette Stakes (G3) for fillies and mares on the turf will receive an automatic entry and travel incentive to run in the Sumbe Prix Jean Romanet (G1) at Deauville Aug. 18.

The Maryland Jockey Club will also offer bonus money totaling $100,000 bonus to trainers who run a minimum of five horses in the stakes races during Preakness weekend, and another $50,000 bonus for trainers with the most points in non-stakes during the weekend.