BALTIMORE (AP) -- California Chrome has won the Preakness Stakes to keep alive his bid to capture U.S. horse racing's Triple Crown.
As a follow-up to his victory in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Art Sherman's horse justified his stature as the overwhelming favorite by outrunning Ride On Curlin to the finish on Saturday.
He covered the 1 3-16th mile (1,900-meter) course in 1:54.84.
Ride On Curlin finished second and Social Inclusion took third.
It was the first Preakness victory for the 77-year-old trainer. California Chrome has won six straight races.
The chestnut colt is the first California-bred horse to win the Preakness since Snow Chief in 1986.
With a victory in the Belmont on June 7, California Chrome will become the 11th Triple Crown winner and the first since Affirmed in 1978.
