Horse Profile: Journalism

After Journalism finished third in his six-furlong debut in October at Santa Anita Park, he won four consecutive races leading up to the Triple Crown. He graduated second-out at Del Mar before teaming up with Umberto Rispoli to capture the Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity, Grade 2 San Felipe and Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby– the San Felipe returning a field-best 108 Beyer.

Journalism went off as the 7/2 favorite in the Kentucky Derby and led briefly, but was ultimately bested by Sovereignty.

Journalism ran back two weeks after the Derby and won the Grade 1 Preakness by a half-length over Gosger. The Curlin bay was in tight in the upper stretch of Pimlico, but muscled through rivals nearing the three-sixteenths under Rispoli en route to a resilient victory.