Cristian Torres is getting the chance to ride in his first Kentucky Derby after all.

The Belmont Stakes will be run at 1 1/4 miles instead of the traditional 1 1/2-mile distance that has long distinguished the third leg of the Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all.

The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown could be absent of 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other contenders who contributed to the thrilling three-wide photo finish.

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a dramatic three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young for the upset victory.

Early Voting has won the Preakness Stakes, holding off a late challenge from fast-closing favorite Epicenter.

Four weeks later, filly Swiss Skydiver challenged and beat Authentic in the Preakness. The Triple Crown races run out of order and later in the year produced three different winners and quite the competition for 3-year-old horse of the year. said NBC Sports analyst Kenny Rice, one of the few people to witness all three 2020 Triple Crown races in person. “We can look at both races, I suppose,” McPeek said after Swiss Skydiver won the Preakness. “We got to see most of the good 3- year-olds still in training run in the Triple Crown races.

"She’s just such a special filly," said trainer Kenny McPeek, who won the Preakness for the first time for his second Triple Crown race victory. “I had an opportunity,” said Albarado, who won his second Preakness after 2007 aboard Curlin. Swiss Skydiver was the first filly to run in the Preakness since 2014, when Ria Antonia finished last. “That’s a good filly,” said Authentic and Thousand Words trainer Bob Baffert, who was denied a record-breaking eighth Preakness victory. Swiss Skydiver made it so each Triple Crown race in 2020 had a different winner.