With another year coming to an end, BloodHorse staff members were asked to reflect on what they had seen over the last 12 months and vote on the best races of 2024.
The Top 10 countdown started Dec. 20 with No. 10, the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T), followed by No. 9, the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) and at No. 8: the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1). Today we look back at one of two races that tied for the sixth spot on the list: the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 18 at Pimlico Race Course.
How it played out
The 2024 Preakness Stakes was a race for the ages.
In terms of what happened on the racetrack, it was mildly entertaining. My RaceHorse’s Seize the Grey and Jaime Torres grabbed the early lead, and when Imagination backed off approaching the first turn, Seize the Grey, a son of Arrogate, led by two lengths on the backstretch and faced just one mild challenge in the stretch.
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan moved into second…
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