Preakness Stakes 2012: I’ll Have Another wins second leg of Triple Crown

In a repeat of the Kentucky Derby, I’ll Have Another beats Bodemeister in the stretch and sets up a possible Triple Crown run

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Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another, with jockey Mario Gutierrez, breaks from the starting gate on his way to winning the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore.

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I'll Have Another, right, breaks from the starting gate.

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I'll Have Another, with jockey Mario Gutierrez, breaks from the starting gate.

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Preakness favorite Bodemeister, right, has a commanding lead coming out of the fourth turn.

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I'll Have Another, purple silks at left, breaks around the fourth turn with Preakness favorite Bodemeister, right, in the lead..

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I"ll Have Another, left, races past Preakness favorite Bodemeister, right, at the finish line.

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I"ll Have Another, left, defeats Preakness favorite Bodemeister, right, at the finish line.

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I"ll Have Another, with jockey Mario Gutierrez, at the finish line.

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I'll Have Another assistant trainer Jack Sisterson celebrates in the middle of the race track after the race.

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I"ll Have Another, with jockey Mario Gutierrez, rides out of the winner's circle with the garland of black-eyed susans.

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I"ll Have Another owner J. Paul Reddam is embraced in the winner's circle.

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Fans cheer as I'll Have Another wins the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes.

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A Preakness spectator wearing a fashionable hat makes her way across the track to the VIP areas.

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Preakness spectators arrive for the races.

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The infield crowd screams as Wiz Khalifa and Maroon 5 perform.

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Adam Levine of the band Maroon 5 performs in the infield.

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A packed infield for the Preakness Stakes.

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Fashionable hats for women rule the day in the VIP areas.

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Preakness spectators make their way across the turf track to VIP areas to view the races.

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A spectator celebrates during the Preakness Stakes.

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Another familiar Preakness scene: Holding your hat in the breeze.

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Spectators enter the grandstand.

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A crowd fills the grandstand before the races.

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Horses break down the stretch during the 61st running of the Gallorette Handicap on the turf at Pimlico.

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Marcia Auth of Edgewater watches the horses during the sixth race.

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Leeann Goldsboro, left, and Kaitlyn Stiefvaper of St. Mary's County, Md., cheer as II Villano, wins the sixth race.

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Money and beer at the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes.

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Stephanie Rohrer, left, and Amy Gass enjoy the sunny afternoon in the grandstand.

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Amy and Dan Boawn of Bowie watch the action from the grandstand.

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Paige Tanner of Waynesboro, Pa., toasts with friends during her bachelorette party at the Preakness Stakes.

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Paige Tanner of Waynesboro, Pa., has her bachelorette party at the Preakness Stakes.

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The official drink of the Preakness, ice-cold Black Eyed Susans.

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa takes the stage with Maroon 5 during a concert in the infield.

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Jay Nabby and Mike Devieo of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., wear custom shirts celebrating Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another.

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