BALTIMORE — Journalism jostled with other horses down the stretch Saturday at Pimilico Race Course, shrugged off the contact, burst through the lane and came from behind to win the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.
The odds-on favorite was bumped by Goal Oriented near the quarter pole, and it looked like another second-place finish was coming two weeks after being the runner-up to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. Journalism instead ran right by Gosger to give trainer Michael McCarthy his second win in a Triple Crown race.
“A lot of bouncing around there,” McCarthy said. “When I saw that, I kind of resigned myself to the fact it was another fantastic effort and maybe come up a little bit short. But it just goes to show the testament that this horse has. Couldn’t be prouder of him.”
Gosger was second by a half-length, while Sandman was third. Goal Oriented, trained by two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert, placed fourth.
Journalism went 1 3/16 miles in 1 minute, 55.37 seconds, and Umberto Rispoli became the first jockey from Italy to win any of the American Triple Crown races.