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Of 24 derby winners finished top 3, 11 one. medina spirit ran a good race. it was out in much of the race. then of course midnight bourbon came in. at the last minute rombauer pushed through and finished at the race line. you know what? people were excited to be here. they really were. take a listen. what do you think? >> it was a great race. reporter: sometimes the long shot it is most exciting. >> it is. our friend won. reporter: done the preakness before? >> over 20 years. reporter: every single year? >> really nice to be back. got my family here. reporter: very nice. does it feel like we'r...

Will: 100 years old. pete: 100 years, 50 years married, that means he got married when he was 50. car carr wow. -- carley: wow. will: 50 years of freedom? [laughter] sorry. now to the preakness, rombauer taking the lead down the home stretch. janice dean joins us live from the track. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i know i have the best job, i've been to several derbies, several belmont stakes, but this is my first preakness. people have told me it's the most relaxed in the triple crown, the second of the jewels in the triple crown, and we had an amazing time. of course, rombauer was...

Take a look. >> sometimes it's the long shot that's most exciting. >> it is, and our friend won. >> we're happy for the 6 horse. >> i thought rombauer was going to be the sleeper. >> have you done the preakness before? >> of course. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> i'm not that old. >> really nice to be back. got my family here. >> reporter: very nice. does it feel like we're coming out of this bad year? >> yeah, absolutely. you know, there's goods and bads. we're coming out of it, but you've got to find the sunny side. >> reporter: it was a beautiful weekend here in baltimore. the weat...

Kobe bean bryant. >> kobe's passing is something that hit current l.a. superstar lebron james particularly hard. he reflected on just how important last night was to kobe and the entire lakers organization. >> it's an unbelievable time for himself, looking down on all of the compliments that he had for his wife and his daughters and for his daughter that's up there going to be watching alongside kobe when they watch that. it's a beautiful thing to see vanessa, you know, put the jacket on his daughter yesterday. a beautiful thing, and you know, it's a beautiful time for the lakers. you know, li...

Red planet. and finally, the 146th preakness stakes has a winner. rombauer came down strong across the stretch to finish just had of midnight bourbon and medina spirit. rombauer had 11-to-1 odds to win. it ends the triple crown hopes for medina spirit and bob baffert. more of "the week with joshua johnson" right after the break. k with joshua johnson" right after the break. aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ we're here for the heavy flow-ers and the wedgie-pickers with a pad made like no other up to zero leaks because it l...