Justify with Mike Smith atop wins the 143rd Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico race track, Saturday, May 19, 2018, in Baltimore. Bravazo with Luis Saez aboard wins second with Tenfold with Ricardo Santana Jr. atop places. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Justify clinched first place at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.



















The horse's victory on the muddy track brought him closer in his battle to score the Triple Crown, after winning the Kentucky Derby earlier this month.












Preakness is the "Middle Jewel in the legendary Triple Crown where the best horses and jockeys compete for a chance at the ultimate prize in thoroughbred racing," according to the race website. "It it doesn't happen here, it doesn't happen."














Justify, who was favored to win the race, and his jockey Mike Smith defeated seven other horses.












Competitors Bravazo and Tenfold scored second and third place, respectively in the 1 3/16-mile race.












Justify's record now stands at 5-0 as he looks on to the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 9.
















It's the sixth time in six tries that horse trainer Bob Baffert has won the Preakness after winning the Kentucky Derby. His seven Preakness victories matches the record set by R.W. Walden in the 1800s.












Fox News' Jennifer Earl and The Associated Press contributed to this report.












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