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In a stirring three-furlong stretch battle with Blazing Sevens, the Bob Baffert-trained National Treasure prevailed by a head in the $1.65 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, giving Baffert a record eighth Preakness victory and Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez his first in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
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Results and payouts from the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 20, 2023, at Preakness, won by .
Black-Eyed Susan/Preakness daily double will-pays
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First Mission, the 5-2 second choice on the morning line for Saturday's $1.65 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, will scratch from the race due to a yet-to-be-determined issue with his left hind ankle, his connections announced Friday morning.
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The Kentucky Derby winner Mage became an even stronger favorite to continue his Triple Crown bid in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico with the revelation Friday that First Mission would be scratched from the race due to an injury to his left hind ankle.
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Mage won the Kentucky Derby in his fourth career start for a four-pronged partnership. The Preakness Stakes favorite faces for OGMA Investments, a partnership helmed by trainer Gustavo Delgado's son and assistant Gustavo Delgado Jr.; bloodstock agent Ramiro Restrepo; Sam Herzberg's Sterling Racing; and Commonwealth, a sports investment app offering micro-shares in racehorses.
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Javier Castellano's prayers for a Kentucky Derby victory were answered on May 6 when he guided 15-1 shot Mage to a one-length victory in the 149th Run for the Roses. The victory capped a lengthy return to glory for Castellano, who had seen his once-bustling business tail off.
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Prior to the Kentucky Derby, John Velazquez walked from the Churchill jockeys' room to the paddock with Javier Castellano. NBC had just shown a graphic detailing Castellano's 0-for-15 record in the Derby. Entering Saturday's Preakness Stakes, the roles are reversed. Castellano is a two-time Preakness winner, Velazquez is winless.
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Every spring, hard on the third Saturday in May, racing scribes fire up “new shooters” pieces, stories about horses who skipped the Kentucky Derby and ran in the Preakness Stakes. The main story this year concerns not a new shooter but a lone soldier, Mage, the only horse among eight Preakness entrants racing in the second leg of the Triple Crown after contesting the first.
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The mission is excellence. And Godolphin's American arm, chasing a third consecutive sweep of the Eclipse Award outstanding owner and breeder titles, is already in hot pursuit of that mission.
