135th Preakness Stakes

SI Staff | May 17, 2010

135th Preakness Stakes

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And they're off ... for the running of the 135th Preakness Stakes.

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Twelve horses were in the field for the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown.

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First Dude (right) maintained the lead through the third turn after pulling ahead of Super Saver.

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Lookin At Lucky moved into contention in the final turn...

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... and sprinted to the finish ahead of First Dude by three-quarters of a length.

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Lookin At Lucky won the Preakness, ending Super Saver's bid to become the first Triple Crown winner in 32 years.

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Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (white helmet) faded to eighth as the 9-5 favorite in the 12-horse field, squandering a perfect trip and foiling jockey Calvin Borel's bid for a Triple Crown.

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Super Saver finished eight after being one of the leaders early in the race.

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"When I asked him, he kind of just folded up. It happens," said Borel.

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Jockey Martin Garcia helped Lookin At Lucky stay out of trouble.

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Garcia stayed ahead of Ramon Dominguez, who was aboard First Dude (right).

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Lookin At Lucky ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.47.

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Jackson Bend (purple helmet) was third and Yawanna Twist (far left, red helmet) was fourth.

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Jockey Martin Garcia wins the 135th running of the Preakness Stakes.

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Lookin At Lucky was favored in the Derby, but finished sixth on a sloppy track.

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This time the horse was ridden by Martin Garcia, who replaced Garrett Gomez after Lucky's disappointing Derby run.

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It was the ninth win in a Triple Crown race for trainer Bob Baffert, who also won his fifth Preakness, tying him for second place with D. Wayne Lukas.