Breaking News: Justify won the Preakness Stakes, keeping alive a shot at horse racing's second Triple Crown sweep in four years

Header Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Breaking News Alert]( May 19, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( BREAKING NEWS [Justify won the Preakness Stakes, keeping alive a shot at horse racing’s second Triple Crown sweep in four years]( Saturday, May 19, 2018 7:01 PM EST It was not 2015, when the Bob Baffert-trained American Pharoah went to the lead and stayed there, winning by seven lengths to capture the second jewel of the Triple Crown in a storybook run that culminated in his becoming the first winner in 37 years. On Saturday, it was Justify, ridden by Mike Smith and also trained by Baffert, who won the 143rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course to set up a shot at the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes in New York in three weeks. It was Justify’s fifth victory in five tries and his third on a wet track. [Read More »]( ADVERTISEMENT Follow NYTimes [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@nytimes]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018