There will be no horse racing triple crown in 2024. grab the gray He held off the Kentucky Derby winner to win the 149th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at the muddy Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Mystic Dan And six other horses win.
Seize the Gray led from start to finish with a time of 1:56.82, followed by Mystik Dan in second place. Catching Freedom took 3rd place.
2 weeks later Photo finish at Churchill Downs, The margin widened slightly in the second leg of the Triple Crown. Say's the Gray won by 2 1/4 lengths.
Seize the Gray paid $21.60 to win the Preakness, $8.40 for place (top 2) and $4.40 for show (top 3). The odds of him winning were 9 to 1.
With this victory, the 88-year-old will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. D. Wayne Lucas The oldest trainer to win a Triple Crown race. It was his seventh career Preakness victory, tied for second all-time and one spot behind Moose's Bob Baffert, whose Imagination finished seventh and was named the favorite to win the Preakness. before being scratched Wednesday.
This is Lucas' 15th victory in the Triple Crown race.
“I think they're trying to get rid of me,” Lucas said of other trainers congratulating him at the Preakness. “They probably want me to retire. I don't think that's going to happen.
“I thought to myself, “You never get old at this level. I love competing…'' [Seize the Grey’s] The action behind the scenes was beautiful. And I knew he worked on trucks. I said, 'Watch out, he's not going to quit.' ”
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Say's the Gray's victory marked the jockey's Triple Crown debut. Jaime Torres.
“I'm so grateful to all the people who were by my side and helped me,” Torres said from the top of She's the Gray. “My family. I want to thank them, because like a lot of people and a lot of jockeys, we've come up from the bottom. The plane tickets and all the other expenses to support me. I know it's hard to pay. And I still do it because they love me.”
Mr Torres said his family was also present in Pimlico after making a surprise visit there on Friday.
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Who owns Says the Gray? my racehorse, sells thoroughbred “micro stocks” to the general public. There are 2,570 people who own at least a stake in Seize the Gray, and they come from 42 of the 50 states.
“Can you imagine how many people could enjoy this and enjoy it?” Lucas said. “I don't even know how many people own this horse. There are a lot of people, I know that. It's really going to work out.”
Michael Behrens, founder of MyRacehorse, said: “It's led by Mr. Lucas. He's been incredible for us. This is the first horse we gave him. He was my hero growing up. He trained this horse for us and for the 2,570 people who own this racehorse. It's a race.”
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Says the Gray was the 18th winner of the sixth posting since 1909 (when starting gates were introduced at the Preakness). No other submission produced more than 14 winners.
The win ended Mystic Dan's Triple Crown bid, which began with a photo finish victory at Churchill Downs two weeks ago.
“Wayne is a great guy.” Mystic Duntrainer Ken McPeek SaidHe also emphasized his pride in his horses. “He's a guy I've always looked up to. If I'm going to get beat up, I'm okay with him getting beat up. In fact, I've been beaten down by him many times over the years. That's why horse racing is so hard. Nothing is given to me.”
Mystik Dan, the 2-1 favorite, paid $4.20 for the position and $2.80 for the show. He paid $3.20 for the screening of “Catching Freedom.''
1-2 is correct The exact result for $2 returned $119.40. A $1 trifecta with 1-2-3 correct won $183.70. And a bettor who bet a $1 superfecta on the correct 1-2-3-4 cashed out $749.
Seize the Gray's next appearance is 156th Belmont Stakes June 8 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.
2024 Preakness Stakes full race results
1. Grab the gray
2. Mystic Dan
3. Seize your freedom
4. Tuscan Gold
5. Just Steel
6. Uncle Heavy
7. Imagination
8. Mugatu
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