Posted on 05/18/2024 4:55:17 PM PDT by Schatze
Seize The Grey bested an eight-horse field to win the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes at a muddy Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Entering the race at 9-1 odds, Seize The Grey ran ahead of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan throughout the race. Mystik Dan finished second and Catching Freedom took third.
For the first time in 85 years, the Preakness Stakes was being run on a muddy track, conditions which clearly suited the three-year-old colt. Jockey Jaime Torres, competing in his first Preakness Stakes, rode Seize The Grey to a wire-to-wire victory. Mystik Dan challenged Seize The Grey on the final stretch but could not catch the gray colt.
Seize The Grey’s trainer Wayne Lucas earned his seventh Preakness Stakes crown and became the oldest trainer ever to win the race at age 88.
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Absolutely! While those jocks are tremendously talented, it is the HORSE!!!! You could tell he loved that horse and realized it was a privilege to be up.
Agree. I had never seen that before. IMO that affectation from jockey resulted in SeizetheGrey giving all he had. But I am an animal lover and tend to see things that probably aren’t there.
On the contrary; you see things that are obvious but some are half blind.
I watched a video of the 2022 Kentucky Derby yesterday.
The horse that won had 80-1 odds. He only got in because of a last minute scratch.
Down the stretch, he looked like he had another gear in him.
He was like a rocket.
Amazing.
I can’t remember his name.
The big goof had his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth in the stable after the race.
Thank you!
I needed that
His name was Rich Strike. I wish I had put some money on him!
Yes and no.
Man O’War ran at Saratoga 6x. He lost only once.
That once was the 2nd time MOW ever ran there - out of 4x that 2yo season. All stakes (only his debut, BTW, was not a stake).
In the truly old days, you ran FREQUENTLY, even at the great Saratoga when it was truly 1 month!
So, losing 1 race early, out of 6, even 4, really doesn’t represent quite the trope pundits like to push!
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