Jose Ortiz will ride Anothertwistafate in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, on May 18 at Pimlico, trainer Blaine Wright said Tuesday.

Anothertwistafate most recently finished second in the Lexington Stakes on April 13 at Keeneland behind Owendale, who also is bound for the Preakness. Javier Castellano rode him that day for the first time, replacing his initial rider, Juan Hernandez, who was aboard Anothertwistafate when he finished second to Cutting Humor in the Sunland Park Derby and when he won the El Camino Real Derby.

The El Camino Real Derby, on Feb. 16 at Golden Gate Fields, was a "Win In You're In" race toward the Preakness.

Anothertwistafate was intended for the Kentucky Derby, but after the Lexington he was outside the top 20 in terms of points. Rather than hope to get in, and even if that happened run him back in three weeks for the second straight time, Wright and owner Peter Redekop decided to take Anothertwistafate back to Golden Gate to prepare for the Preakness. He worked there on Saturday, going five furlongs in 1:01.80 on the all-weather surface.

Ortiz rode Tacitus in the Derby, but that colt is bypassing the Preakness to await the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, on June 8. Tacitus crossed the wire fourth in the Derby but was promoted to third following the disqualification of Maximum Security.