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Despite the smallest Preakness field since 1986, horses at the lead went much slower than in the Derby, and that did not benefit Mage's running style of closing late and passing tired rivals down the stretch. Mage finished third after going off as the 7-5 favorite, paying $2.40 to show. Blazing Sevens paid $5 to place and $2.80 to show. National Treasure paid $7.80 to win, $4 to place and $2.60 to show.

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'He fought the whole way,' jockey John Velazquez said of National Treasure. National Treasure, the 5-2 second choice, held off hard-charging Blazing Sevens down the stretch to win the 1 3/16-mile, $1.65 million race by a head in 1:55.12. The victory at Pimlico Race Course ended Mage's bid for the Triple Crown in a conflicting scene similar to that of two weeks earlier when he won the Kentucky Derby in the aftermath of seven horses dying in 10 days at Churchill Downs. National Treasure won the Preakness on Saturday in Baffert's return to the Triple Crown trail following a suspension, but it came hours after another 3-year-old colt, Havnameltdown, was put down because of a left leg injury in an undercard race. 'To win this - losing that horse today really hurt.

'This business is twists and turns, the ups and downs,' he said.

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National Treasure gives Bob Baffert eighth Preakness winīALTIMORE - Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while trying to juggle the feelings of one of his horses winning the Preakness Stakes and another being euthanized on the same track. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser