{"id":15663,"date":"2018-05-19T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T22:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/justify-wins-preakness-keeping-triple-crown-hopes-alive\/"},"modified":"2018-05-19T14:57:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T22:57:01","slug":"justify-wins-preakness-keeping-triple-crown-hopes-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/justify-wins-preakness-keeping-triple-crown-hopes-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Justify Wins Preakness, Keeping Triple Crown Hopes Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, wins the 143rd Preakness Stakes in the mud and fog Saturday to capture the second leg of the Triple Crown in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

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Dense fog and a soggy track blurred ideal viewing conditions, but there was no mistaking Justify’s run to victory in the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. <\/p>\n

Entering the race with overwhelming odds, the undefeated favorite, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, shot out of Post 7 with a clean start as he had in Kentucky<\/a>. Smith takes his second Preakness win. <\/p>\n

While Justify’s victory hardly came as a shock, don’t call it an easy win. The favorite, who had been recovering from a bruised hind foot, stayed nose-to-nose with trailing Derby runner-up Good Magic for the majority of the race. <\/p>\n

In the end, though, Bravazo placed second and long shot Tenfold finished third, reports The Associated Press:<\/p>\n

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“Justify went the 1 3\/16th-mile race in 1 minute, 55.93 seconds as the 2-5 favorite, beating Bravazo by a half-length, with Tenfold in third by a neck and Good Magic fading to fourth another neck back.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n