Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan returned to the track Wednesday at Churchill Downs, jogging a mile and galloping a mile, but trainer Kenny McPeek reiterated his stance that he will wait several more days before deciding whether or not to send him to Baltimore for the $2 million Preakness on May 18. McPeek said Mystik Dan walked for three days before returning to the track, which typically is what McPeek does with his horses after a race. McPeek said “all good” when asked how Mystik Dan appears to be doing. “He’s staying in the feed tub, nothing’s out of place.” McPeek said Mystik Dan would have regular gallops through Friday with likely a little stronger gallop on Saturday morning. “He’s doing fine, we’ll call it when we call it, no rush,” McPeek said. “Like I was told a long time ago, don’t make a decision until you absolutely, positively, have to. We don’t need to get too far ahead of our ourselves.” Entries for the Preakness will be taken Monday. In 1995, McPeek ran Tejano Run back in the Preakness after the horse finished second to Thunder Gulch in the Kentucky Derby. Tejano Run finished ninth in the Preakness and didn’t run again for nine months. In 2002, McPeek ran Harlan’s Holiday back in the Preakness after he finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby. Harlan’s Holiday finished seventh and was then transferred by his owners to Todd Pletcher. :: DRF's Preakness Headquarters: Contenders, latest news, and more “In 1995, when I ran Tejano Run off running second in the Kentucky Derby, I wish I had a do-over, I felt I pushed him to the race,” McPeek said. “He had a little issue going into the Derby and in hindsight I wish we hadn’t gone. I don’t want to get in that same spot.” Meanwhile, Catching Freedom, fourth in the Kentucky Derby, also went back to the track Wednesday at Churchill and simply jogged. Brad Cox, trainer of Catching Freedom, said he is taking a similar approach to McPeek in that he is not in a rush to make a decision about whether or not to run in the Preakness. “I would say a holding pattern is a good way to describe it,” Cox said. “I don’t know where I am with him. He did come out of the race in good shape.” The Preakness did pick up two runners this week - Uncle Heavy and Mugatu. Uncle Heavy, who was under strong consideration for Saturday’s Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct, did not enter that race and will run in the Preakness. He is coming out of a fifth-place finish in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 6. “When I sat back and thought about it, it was the horse,” trainer Butch Reid said. “The horse is really doing well. He had a tremendous breeze the other day. If there was a time to take a shot I think this is it. The distance is perfect for him, I think he’s going to be running at the end.” On Tuesday, Mugatu was confirmed as a starter. Mugatu was entered in the Kentucky Derby but failed to draw in from the also-eligible list. Trainer Jeff Engler had thought about the Peter Pan Stakes at Aqueduct or the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park, both being run Saturday, but said the way the horse has been training led him to want to try the Preakness. “I feel like this is the right move,” Engler said. “He’s training through the bridle right now. He’s never been this good, he’s getting better every day. I talked to all the owners and said if we’re ever going to do it, we’re going to do it now. He’s really, really good.” :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match + FREE All Access PPs! Join DRF Bets. They join previously confirmed starters Muth, Imagination, Seize the Grey, and Just Steel. Also under consideration is Copper Tax. Engler said Mugatu, who he shipped to Belterra Park in Ohio, would breeze Saturday. Joe Bravo will ride in the Preakness, Engler said. One horse who appears to be out of Preakness consideration is Informed Patriot, the Bath House Row Stakes winner. He is now “most likely” headed to the $300,000 Texas Derby on May 27, trainer Steve Asmussen texted Wednesday afternoon. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.