Lookin At Lucky wins Preakness Stakes, followed by First Dude and Jackson Bend.
"Martin Garcia, whose first Triple Crown race was two weeks ago at the Kentucky Derby, replaced Gomez after Lookin at Lucky, last year’s 2-year-old champion, found trouble in all three of his races as a 3-year-old. Garcia and Lookin at Lucky easily outran First Dude to win by three-quarters of a length. Garcia, a 25-year-old former delicatessen cook from Mexico, has become one of the nation’s hottest jockeys.“He came out today to ride,” the trainer Bob Baffert, who captured his fifth Preakness, said of Garcia. “He was just so pumped up. He’s so young, I don’t think he realized the magnitude of the race.”Jackson Bend, trained by the Hall of Famer Nick Zito, was third.
Lookin at Lucky, who has now won 7 of 10 starts, covered the 1 3/16 miles in 1 minute 55.47 seconds and paid $6.60 on a $2 bet to win.Source:The new york times In the Derby, Gomez and Lookin at Lucky were the betting favorite, but they lost all chance when Lookin at Lucky broke awkwardly out of the No. 1 gate and was bounced twice off the rail in opening eighth of a mile. He went on to finish eighth.The Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, who was attempo tting take the next step toward becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 32 years, finished eighth.“He had a perfect trip, jockey Calvin Borel said of Super Saver. “He just came up empty. He ran so hard in the Derby."
Preakness Stakes Order of Finish
1.Lookin at Lucky ($6.80, $4.60, $3.80)
2.First Dude ($16.60, $9.20)
3.Jackson Bend ($6.60)
4.Yawanna Twist
5. Dublin
6. Paddy O'Prado
7.Caracortado
8.Super Saver
9.Schoolyard Dreams
10. Aikenite
11.Pleasant Prince
12.Northern Giant
Exacta: (7-11) $188.60
Trifecta: (7-11-6) $2,7771.00
Superfecta: (7-11-6-5) $17,126.00
