Lookin at Lucky wins Preakness

Lookin at Lucky won the 135th Preakness at the weekend, dooming the Triple Crown bid of Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and giving jockey-switching trainer Bob Baffert an historic triumph.

Lookin at Lucky, still 12 days shy of his third birthday, charged into contention on the outside in the final turn then moved ahead and held off runner-up First Dude to win in 1min 55.47secs.

"This horse has so much heart. He's a warrior," Baffert said. "I didn't feel confident until I saw those colours and him cruising. Turning for home I just thought, 'Please nobody run me down.'"

First Dude was three-quarters of a length back with Jackson Bend third and Yawanna Twist fourth followed in order by Dublin, Paddy O'Prado and Caracortado.

Super Saver finished a woeful eighth in the 12-horse field at Pimlico after challenging in the final turn but fading down the final stretch, foiling jockey Calvin Borel's prediction of a Triple Crown sweep for the colt.

No horse has captured the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes since Affirmed in 1978.