National Treasure crosses finish line 1st at Preakness, hours after other Baffert horse euthanized

National Treasure crosses finish line 1st at Preakness, hours after other Baffert horse euthanized

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert's National Treasure crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage's Triple Crown bid in the trainer's return from a suspension — and just hours after another of his 3-year-old horses was euthanized on the track.

Baffert headed to the winner's circle on the same day that his colt Havnameltdown went down with a fatal left leg injury in an undercard race. Baffert said he and his team were in shock.

It was another dark moment for a sport already reeling from the deaths of seven horses at Churchill Downs in a 10-day span leading up to the Kentucky Derby.

Derby winner Mage finished third in the Preakness. His defeat means there will not be a Triple Crown winner for a fifth consecutive year.

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