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Rombauer rallies to Preakness glory May 16, 2021 by James Scully/TwinSpires.com Rombauer wins the 146th Preakness Stakes (Bill Denver/Maryland Jockey Club) Rombauer collared Midnight Bourbon in midstretch and drove to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $1 million Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico. Last seen finishing third in the April 3 Blue Grass S. (G2) at Keeneland, the Michael McCarthy-trained colt joined the Triple Crown mix with a smashing win in the middle jewel. Flavien Prat picked up the mount on the John and Diane Fradkin homebred Twirling Candy colt, and Rombauer left the starting gat...

Rombauer romps away with surprise Preakness Stakes victory Sun 16 May 2021 Rombauer struck from off the pace to post a surprise victory in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Flavien Prat made ground to challenge front-runners Medina Spirit and Midnight Bourbon in the straight, and Rombauer responded emphatically to provide trainer Mike McCarthy with Preakness success at his first attempt to win any American Triple Crown race. French jockey Prat was also winning the race for the first time as the 14-1 shot prevailed by three and a half lengths from Midnight Bourbon, with Kentucky Derby hero Medi...

Julio Cortez/Associated Press When Medina Spirit won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, it initially felt like a feel-good story. Rombauer, with a late surge, became a similar story in Saturday's Preakness Stakes.  The Michael McCarthy-trained horse closed as an 11-1 long shot. Medina Spirit's victory was quickly tainted when Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone. The horse was cleared to race in the Preakness, but still carried an aura of controversy. "If Medina Spirit goes and wins the Preakness on Saturday, the general public is going to just immediately say, 'Oh...

Published May 15, 2021 • Updated 2 hours ago Julio Cortez/AP Photo Rombauer romped to an 11-1 upset victory in the Preakness on Saturday, denying Bob Baffert-trained Kentucky Derby winner Medina Sprint the chance at a Triple Crown that would have come with a giant asterisk. Medina Spirit finished third in the 1 3/16-mile race and was passed for the first time in his career after going off as the 2-1 favorite. All eyes were on Medina Spirit after he failed a post-Derby drug test for the presence of the steroid betamethasone. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for l...

Rombauer wins 2021 Preakness Stakes May 15, 2021 Horsephotos/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Rombauer beat out Midnight Bourbon and Medina Spirit to win the 2021 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Midnight Bourbon and Medina Spirit finished second and third respectively. Rombauer entered the final stretch of the race in third before taking the lead to comfortably win the race. The win for Rombauer comes amid the ongoing controversy facing Medina Spirit and his win at the Kentucky Derby. The horse tested positive for a steroid after that race but managed to clear three additional pre-ra...