National Treasure sped out of the gate with John Velasquez in the irons, and held off a hard-charging Blazing Sevens down the final stretch to capture the 148th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
He set off from the No. 1 spot in the gate with 5/2 odds and paid $7.80 to win, $4.00 to place and $2.60 to show. Blazing Sevens was challenging National Treasure down the stretch, but took second place.
He paid $5.00 to place and $2.80 to show. Kentucky Derby champion and third-place finisher Mage paid out $2.40 to show.
In his return to the Preakness, trainer Bob Baffert wins his record eighth Triple Crown race and Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez completes the career Triple Crown with his first Preakness win in 13 attempts.
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