Watch Rombauer win 2021 Preakness with a dramatic, last-second pass
Rombauer won the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, stealing the lead late in the race from Midnight Bourbon and Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.
Medina Spirit — the favorite, despite the doping controversy this week involving trainer Bob Baffert — got off to a great start, along with Midnight Bourbon. And as Medina Spirit maintained its slight advantage, it looked like the horse might win the first two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
Coming off the final turn, Medina Spirit had a tiny lead over Midnight Bourbon as the two horses raced side by side. Midnight Bourbon pulled barely ahead of Medina Spirit, but then from the outside down the final stretch, Rombauer jumped out and seemingly easily blew by the two late frontrunners.
Look at this unbelievable late pass by Rombauer with jockey Flavien Prat making his Preakness debut to win the race:
ROMBAUER HAS WON THE @PreaknessStakes! pic.twitter.com/Qtn4JP00dj
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 15, 2021
With 11-1 odds just before the race, Rombauer won the Preakness Stakes with an unofficial time of 1:53.62. Midnight Bourbon was second, followed by Medina Spirit in third and KeepMeInMind in fourth.
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ROMBAUER HAS WON THE @PreaknessStakes!
Rombauer passed Medina Spirit and Midnight Bourbon in the stretch at @PimlicoRC! pic.twitter.com/sfQmuO1Qjc
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 15, 2021