For McCarthy, the 54-year-old former assistant to Todd Pletcher, the Preakness was his second career Triple Crown triumph. He sent Rombauer to the winner’s circle in the 2021 Preakness. Rombauer then cashed a show ticket in the Belmont Stakes.

There have been 23 horses win the Kentucky Derby, then the Preakness Stakes — and, then, fall short in the Belmont Stakes, which is typically run at a mile and a half at the conclusion of a grueling five-week stretch of racing, training and traveling.

The racing expert is back to offer his best tips ahead of this weekend's annual event in New York, which takes place at Saratoga Race Course for the second year in a row