I'll Have Another Wins Preakness

Bodemeister loses down the stretch in repeat of Kentucky Derby
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted May 19, 2012 5:53 PM CDT
I'll Have Another Wins Preakness
I'll Have Another (left) beats Bodemeister at the finish line to win the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.   (Getty Images)

I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the straight to win the Preakness Stakes and keep alive his hopes of winning the US Triple Crown. In a race that was a virtual repeat of the Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another raced from behind today to beat pace-setter Bodemeister, who also finished second in the Derby. I'll Have Another now has a chance to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.

The Belmont Stakes, the last of the Triple Crown races, is on June 9. Trainer Doug O'Neill won his first Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, and this win was his first in the Preakness. I'll Have Another covered the 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.94. The winner, second-favorite behind Bodemeister, paid $8.40, $3.80 and $2.80. Bodemeister returned $3.20 and $2.80, and Creative Cause paid $3.60 to show. (More Preakness Stakes stories.)

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