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Jockey falls off his horse at the Preakness Stakes.
Patrick Semansky/AP/REX/Shutters John Velazquez tumbles to the turf after falling off Bodexpress at the starting gate during the 144th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico race course, in Baltimore, MD on May 18, 2019. The Hall of Fame jockey wasn’t injured and blamed himself for the blunder. The horse went on to stay with the pack through most of the race before trailing at the end. It was a remarkable sight to see a riderless horse competing in a Triple Crown race and many on social media were rooting for Bodexress to win given the pony didn’t have a rider to guide him. In the end it was War of Will that took home the 2019 Preakness and won the wreath of golden flowers. After this the final race of of horse racing’s Triple Crown will go down at the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 8 and hopefully things will be a little less crazy.
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2019 Preakness Stakes winner War Of Will.
Mike Stewart/AP/REX/Shutterstock War of Will, ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore on May 18, 2019.
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Bodexpress running without his jockey at the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Patrick Semansky/AP/REX/Shutters Bodexpress runs in the 144th Preakness Stakes horse race without John Velazquez at Pimlico race course, in Baltimore on May 18, 2019.
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John Velazques falls off Bodexpress at the 2019 Preakness.
Mike Stewart/AP/REX/Shutterstock John Velazquez tumbles to the turf, right, after falling off Bodexpress at the starting gate during the 144th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico race course, in Baltimore.
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War of Will competing in the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Steve Helber/AP/REX/Shutterstock War of Will, ridden by Tyler Gaffalion crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore.
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Horses giving it their all in the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Scott Serio/CSM/REX/Shutterstock Horses racing for the finish line at the 2019 Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, MD on May 18, 2019.
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War of Will riding to victory in the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Patrick Semansky/AP/REX/Shutters Tyler Gaffalione in pink reacts with joy after his horse War of Will won the 2019 Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore.
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Jockey Tyler Gaffalione looking serious at the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Evers/CSM/REX/Shutterstock War of Will with Tyler Gaffalione wins the 144th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Maryland on May 18, 2019.
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Horses in the pack at the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Scott Serio/CSM/REX/Shutterstock War of Will #1 (far inside, black cap), ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, moves up along the rail on the turn for home and is propelled to a win the Preakness Stakes.
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Down to the finish at the 2019 Preakness Stakes
Patrick Semansky/AP/REX/Shutters War of Will, ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, right, closing in for the win at the 2019 Preakness Stakes in Baltrimore, MD on May 18, 2019.
