No. 5 Preakness Moment: The Stumble, 2005
Afleet Alex went to his knees and jockey Jeremy Rose nearly hit the deck but they recovered to win the 2005 Preakness Stakes.
Jay HovdeyMay 17, 2011
Afleet Alex went to his knees and jockey Jeremy Rose nearly hit the deck but they recovered to win the 2005 Preakness Stakes.
Bernardini was brilliant in victory, but all eyes were on the badly injured Derby winner Barbaro.
Rachel Alexandra defies history to become the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924.
Codex and jockey Angel Cordero beat Derby winner Genuine Risk in a controversial 1980 Preakness Stakes.
Secretariat's amazing victory in the 1973 Preakness Stakes over Sham on his way to the Triple Crown.
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom was sent through a very strong 1 3/4-mile gallop over the seven-furlong Tapeta surface at the Fair Hill training center Tuesday morning. Animal Kingdom is not expected to have a formal workout before the Preakness. He will most likely ship to Pimlico on Friday.
Nehro, the Kentucky Derby runner-up, will not run in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico, owner Ahmed Zayat said early Tuesday morning. "It's a very hard decision, but I want to err on the side of caution," Zayat said. "He couldn't look any better. His work on Monday was absolutely awesome. I'm just concerned about him having four hard races in eight weeks, even if, outwardly, he doesn't appear to be showing it.
Mucho Macho Man, who finished third behind Animal Kingdom in the Kentucky Derby, worked a half-mile in 49.21 seconds Tuesday morning over a sealed, sloppy Belmont Park training track for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes.
Led by Animal Kingdom, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, an intriguing mix of Derby participants and Triple Crown newcomers is set to be entered Wednesday in Saturday’s 136th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, but the final composition of the field was still in flux Monday, owing to the difficulty owner Ahmed Zayat was having deciding on whether to run Nehro, the Derby runner-up.
Dialed In, Nehro among the top contenders to derail Animal Kingdom's bid for the Triple Crown in the Preakness on Saturday.