On a fog-shrouded Pimlico track, Justify kept alive the dream for a Triple Crown in thrilling fashion, battling against Good Magic for most of the race and then besting a pair of charging challengers to the finish line of the 143rd Preakness Stakes.
The Kentucky Derby winner, with Mike Smith in the saddle, broke from the starting gate with the lead and Derby runner-up Good Magic to the inside. Galloping through a thick mist along a sloppy track, the two colts were engaged in what Justify trainer Bob Baffert called "their own private match race."
Justify led through the back stretch, but Good Magic took the lead heading into the far turn and held it through most of the curve.
