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Updated: 9:21 PM EDT May 15, 2021 Rombauer romped to an 11-1 upset victory in the Preakness on Saturday, denying Bob Baffert-trained Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit 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. I had to come out running to get my position, Medina Spirit jockey John Velazquez said. I knew that he was going to be pressed today. I was hoping that he wouldn t overdo it, and we did. Midnight Bourbon, who was 3-1, was second. Keepmeinmind was fourth and Baffert-trained Concert Tour ninth in the 10-horse field.Rombauer busted the bias of horses hugging the rail on the dirt at Pimlico Race Course all day, going past Midnight Bourbon and Medina Spirit down the stretch and winning by
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Pedigree fun facts: 2021 Preakness Stakes May 14, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Can American Pharoah s son Ram outperform his 30-1 odds in the Preakness? (Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)
Several Preakness S. (G1) contenders with strong pedigree ties to the middle jewel are longshots. Might that portend an upset brewing at Pimlico on Saturday?
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American Pharoah (2015) is trying to join the exclusive club of Preakness winners who have sired one, but it would be a massive shock if his son
Ram can pull it off. The 30-1 shot on the morning line has more pedigree than past performance power.
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