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Aerial View of Journalism's Preakness Stakes Comeback Shows Incredible Closing Speed

Journalism's incredible closing speed, as well as jockey Umberto Rispoli's elbows, won the 150th Preakness Stakes.
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An aerial view of the 150th Preakness Stakes shows Journalism in fourth place.
An aerial view of the 150th Preakness Stakes shows Journalism in fourth place. | Screengrab Twitter @NBCSports

Journalism beat the tightest of deadlines to win the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday.

Trailing by as many as five lengths at one point, Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began to pick up some ground but still found themselves boxed in on the rail as the horses headed for the quarter pole. As a new video from NBC Sports, which features an aerial view of the race, lays out, Rispoli importantly decided to remain on the rail and make a push for the lead on the inside, inviting contact from other horses and jockeys, specifically Goal Oriented and jockey Flavien Prat.

As the video shows, Journalism, the odds-on favorite, turned on the jets, Rispoli and his elbows stood their ground, and as they say, the rest was history.

Journalism, who ran the 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.37, netted $1.2 million with the win.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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