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                    Exaggerator Prevails in Preakness Stakes

   by Associated Press

   Exaggerator won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ruining Nyquist's bid
   to become horse racing's second Triple Crown winner in two years.

   Racing in the rain on a sloppy track, Exaggerator finally beat Nyquist
   after losing to the Kentucky Derby winner four times previously.

   It was the first loss for Nyquist, who won his first eight races.

   Ridden by Kent Desormeaux and trained by his brother, Keith,
   Exaggerator took charge at the 3/16th pole and outlasted the tiring
   Nyquist down the stretch.

   ''Cherry Wine finished second, and Nyquist, the 3-5 favorite, took
   third.

   In spite of the rain and temperatures that hovered in the mid-50s,
   track officials estimated the crowd to be 134,000 -- a Preakness
   record.
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