![]() ![]() There has never been any wavering from this ownership group. Kumin, who made his fortune as a hedge-fund founder, added a loud defense of Baffert: “He’s been treated really unfairly. “This is my favorite race of the year,” he said. Sol Kumin played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins and recalled that he watched his first live horse race from the infield on Preakness day. ![]() (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)įor one member of National Treasure’s ownership group, the victory was a joyous callback to his college days. Havnameltdown, ridden by Luis Saez, during the sixth race was euthanized on the Pimlico race track. National Treasure paid $7.80 on a $2 bet to win, $4 on a $2 bet to place and $2.60 on a $2 bet to show. No horse has won even two Triple Crown races in a row since Justify. National Treasure’s win ensured the sport will go a fifth straight year without a Triple Crown winner. “We still won the Derby they can’t take that away,” Delgado’s son and assistant, Gustavo Jr., said. Mage’s jockey, Javier Castellano agreed: “Stalking behind those two horses … I couldn’t catch them. ![]() Trainer Gustavo Delgado lamented the slow early pace, which made it more difficult for his horse to mount the kind of charge that won the Derby. Kentucky Derby winner Mage sat third, just a few lengths off the lead, at the top of the stretch, but could not muster a move on National Treasure and Blazing Sevens. John Velazquez celebrates atop National Treasure after winning the 148th Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. ![]()
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