Saturday was payday for people who put their horse betting money on Exaggerator to win the Preakness Stakes. Although Nyquist was the odds-on favorite to win the race, he was unsuccessful in his bid to win the Triple Crown and finished third behind Cherry Wine. On a sloppy but sealed track, Nyquist couldn’t keep up with the early pace set by Uncle Lino. He led briefly at the 1/2 mile pole, but by the stretch he faded, and Exaggerator won by3 1⁄2 lengths. Cherry Wine had hit his head on the starting gate and was second-to-last for much of the race but saved ground on the rail and rallied in the stretch to take second place over Nyquist by a nose.
