HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Informed Patriot earned a berth into the Preakness Stakes on Saturday when he held off surging stablemate Imperial Gun for a head win in the $200,000 Bath House Row at Oaklawn Park.
It was another four lengths back in third to Gould’s Gold.
The 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds was the first of three stakes on the card. The top two finishers are trained by Steve Asmussen.