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BALTIMORE – I'll Have Another became the first horse since 2008 to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown, edging Bodemeister at the finish again to win the thrilling 137th running of the Preakness Stakes Saturday in a field of 11 horses at sun-splashed Pimlico Race Course.Barring an unforeseen problem, the son of Flower Alley will go on to the Belmont Stakes in three weeks in an attempt to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978, a span of 34 years. I'll Have Another became just the fourth horse to win the Preakness from the No. 9 post, and first since Funny Cide in 2003. Bodemeister finish as the runnerup again, and I can't even put it into words," said I'll Have Another's trainer Doug O'Neill. "We're thinking Triple Crown, baby. Come on, why not."


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