Today was one of Maryland’s longest and greatest traditions, the Preakness Stakes and it was a great day for the sport as the Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another defeated Bodemeister in the last couple of furlongs to set up a possible triple crown at the Belmont. I am not horse racing expert but I’ll Have Another’s jockey Mario Guterriez seemed to ride his horse perfectly today as he eased around the home stretch and seemed to turn it on at the perfect point to edge the favorite Bodemeister. The course was running slow today but this didn’t stop Bodemeister from getting out to a decent pace at 48.6 at the halfway mark. Obviously the most exciting part about this is the fact that now I’ll Have Another will have a chance at the Belmont Stakes in 3 weeks to become the first horse since Secretariat in 1977 to win the triple crown. It will certainly be a challenge as that course is easily the longest of the three at 1.5 miles but this horse has already won the first two, so why not have another?
I’ll Have Another Wins Preakness Stakes
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