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It has been 20 years since Afleet Alex won the Preakness Stakes (G1) in 2005, although he was put on his knees to go home, a performance that is always seen as one of the most amazing in the history of triple crowns.
On Saturday, journalism His name added this list with its remarkable climb through the smallest openings into the stretching run of the 150th preakness and then made half a dozen lengths on Longshot Gosger to win the second jewel of the triple crown.
Coach Mike McCarthy, who admitted that his trainee had only been disappointed in the Kentucky Derby (G1) for two weeks, was impressed before Curlin's three -year -old son.
“I think today you saw what it takes to be a champion. Today was his day. He had told us all the time that he was ready for such an effort, so to speak.”
With the same money, journalism was pretty much for everyone to win the 1 3/16 mileage, the last one that takes place on the ancient Pimlico racing route will be renovated next year. The sovereignty of the derby winner was not on the field, only Sandman, seventh in the derby, and American promise, 16th, came back to the second gem. The newcomers to the classic trail were slightly drawn-in types-oriented (never in a stakes race), Gosger (Lexington winner in the third start), Speedster Clever and British Invader Heart of Honor (GB). Add River Thames and pay Billy, both lovely speed types, the race looked like that of journalism for taking.
Under Jockey Umberto Rispoli, journalism raced through the route for the first time and directly behind the front round to make the first round smoke again. Gosger, trained by Brendan Walsh and Luis Saez, was polished in a second sting, while the pace was not excessively swift. Sandman was in last place in his usual place.
After two Furlongs in 23.29 and half a mile in 46.66, Rispoli began to scrub journalism and the eye, it looked as if the colt was not reacting. Rispoli has furious him from the inside in an apparently apparently competitive rival, but changed his opinion and retired his stallion foal slow in the last round. This room to run slowly started to close when Klug started to mature again and Gosger, a son of Nyquist, took the lead.
In the meantime, Flavian Prat, who was under good commitment from Flavian Prat, while he was chasing the modest pace, was in front of the rail right before journalism. The goal -oriented switched leads from the curve and kept journalism caught. Rispoli came from the rail and pushed again through clever and goal -oriented.
It is one of these 'you have to see that it believes that it races? “(Repetition is below) because the shotgun between the Colts somehow did not end badly.
The time was 1: 55.47, approximately average for the race.
“I still can't see what this horse did today,” said Rsipoli and won his first American triple crown race. “I got into trouble in the quarter rod and look, he continued. It's just about him. It is a privilege to ride a horse like him.”
Owned by ECLIPSE -full blood partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert Lapenta, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Ms. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. Journalism has five victories in seven starts and over 2.8 million US dollars in profit. It cost $ 825,000 in the Saratoga sale of 2023 FASIG-TISTON and is from Uncle Mo Mare Mopotism, the winner of the La Canada Stakes of the 2 La La Canada.
Mark Casse, the leading coach of Woodbine, said about Sandman: “I was furious in the first quarter because they went, but they took them in. I have to look at the repetition, but he went well. He did a good horse again.”
