"I'm disappointed, " McGaughey said after Orb finished fourth and Oxbow pulled off the upset Saturday.
McGaughey and Orb were certainly on a high in the two weeks since the Derby.
Orb, the Derby winner, had been bet down to 3-5 odds in the Preakness.
That could be Orb, who easily beat Oxbow (sixth) and Will Take Charge (eighth).
Orb went out Thursday morning for a routine gallop with regular exercise rider Jenn Patterson aboard.
The only glitch this week came at Wednesday's post-position draw, where Orb drew the rail.
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Departing and Orb shared a paddock in their early days at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky.
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Orb rallied from 17th and made a sweeping move on the turn for home to win.
He and co-owner Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, who also bred Orb, have never won the Preakness.
It's fitting that Orb is set to run in Baltimore, the hometown of Stuart Janney III.
Lukas, a five-time Preakness winner, thinks the next race will be the toughest for Orb.
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Orb finished more than three seconds slower than Secretariat, which set the race record in 1973.
Orb and Goldencents are at 7-1, while the longshot is Falling Sky at 36-1.
Orb rewarded last-minute bettors with a win at the Kentucky Derby, with a time of 2:02.89.
While the time wasn't the fastest of the overcast morning, Orb scored big on style points.
Orb is tied with Verrazano in points at the top of the Kentucky Derby leader board.
Orb (Shug McGaughey, Velazquez): Fountain of Youth winner has won three in a row.
McGaughey, as gracious as he's been throughout the Orb run, saluted fellow Hall of Fame trainer D.
Orb was the second horse to arrive at Pimlico, joining Goldencents, the 17th-place finisher in the Derby.
"When you're running against a horse like Orb, you have to be 100 percent fit, " Plesa said.
During its beta phase, Fanplayr partnered with Orb, who were pleased with the results of their campaign.
McGaughey will take Orb back to his home base at Belmont Park and figure out the next move.
He was 5-2-1 in 10 races coming in, including a second-place finish to Orb in the Florida Derby.
Not to mention, Orb hasn't done anything that would indicate he won't be at his best on Saturday.
It was heavy, but not too heavy, with a hand-carved handle and a crystal orb at the top.
When McGaughey said he didn't think Orb would run in the Fountain of Youth, Rosario ended up on Vyjack.
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