Justify wins foggy Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive
May 20, 2018
BALTIMORE (AP) — Justify rounded the final turn and hit the top of the stretch winded but with the lead.
The roar from the crowd was delayed, hushed by the thick fog that enveloped the track. When Justify emerged from the haze in view of the grandstand, trainer Bob Baffert could see jockey Mike Smith's white silks and knew his horse had been pushed to his limit with 100 yards left to go.
"I knew he was in for a fight," Baffert said. "I knew this was not going to be easy."
It wasn't easy, but Justify had enough left to hold off several hard-charging challengers and win the Preakness on a s...
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