John Velazquez (Sandman), Jose Ortiz (Clever Again) and Flavien Prat (Goal Oriented) won three of the last four Preakness Stakes. Journalism's jockey Umberto Rispoli is a decorated international jockey, but he doesn't have a Triple Crown win. That's the only knock on the pre-race favorite.

Hall of Fame trainers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas saw their horses endure some troubled trips in the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

Check out UFC announcer Bruce Buffer's introduction for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore.