Updates on Preakness Stakes contenders and other news as the second jewel of the Triple Crown is now just two days away.

Feeling things out: Derby winner Super Saver got his first feel of the Pimlico track on Thursday morning, along with stablemate Aikenite. Both colts jogged a mile. Trainer Todd Pletcher said Super Saver cleaned up all his grain both last night and this morning and appears to have handled the last two weeks, and the ship from Louisville to Baltimore, very well. He and Aikenite will gallop Friday morning.

Change in plains: Trainer Derek Ryan had planned to get to Pimlico as late as possible with Schoolyard Dreams, vanning from Monmouth to Pimlico early on Saturday. But after poor weather made the Monmouth surface iffy, he's instead elected to make the two and a half hour drive tomorrow. The colt will be the last Preakness runner on the grounds.

Weather watch: It looks like the Preakness field won't have to deal with the mud and mess encountered at the Derby. Friday's forecast in Baltimore called for thunderstorms, but Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny, with highs in the 70's and only a 10 percent chance of precipitation.