BALTIMORE (AP) -- Big Brown powered to the lead turning for home and then sailed through the stretch to win the Preakness, still perfect and squarely pointed down the path toward thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.

Just as he did two weeks ago in a Kentucky Derby marred by the breakdown of the second-place finisher Eight Belles, the colt named for UPS delivered another stunning win, this time by 5¼ lengths. Macho Again was second and Icabad Crane was third.

But this time Big Brown broke from the middle of an undistinguished pack and jockey Kent Desormeaux took him off the pace. They ran third down the backstretch before roaring around the final turn and pulling away from the field.

"It was almost like the Kentucky Derby. He just set sail," Desormeaux said.
 

--Last edited by condor on 2008-05-17 21:04:48 --

hard to believe the preakness had more tv time than the indy 500!! (tg yu still sucketh)

what a powerhorse! seemed toooo ez. never seen a jockey showoff like that. blanket party in the tack room??

sum of the money amounts they bantered 'bout are amazin'. a 50 mil buyin on raceday an' stud fees 80 mil an' goin' up by the well(?)!!

so much tv time there was a lot of interestin' info an' ideas. too bad horse racin' soon will be an afterthought an' those guys hard scrabble it in the back of the bardns at fingerlakes will still shovelin' s#!+.

oh yeh HEY JIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!  

--Last edited by stereo steve on 2008-05-17 23:34:36 --