BALTIMORE – Rombauer romped to an 11-1 upset victory in the Preakness on Saturday, denying Bob Baffert-trained Kentucky Derby winner Medina Sprint the chance at a Triple Crown that would have come with a giant asterisk.
Medina Spirit finished third in the 1 3/16-mile race and was passed for the first time in his career after going off as the 2-1 favorite.
All eyes were on Medina Spirit after he failed a post-Derby drug test for the presence of the steroid betamethasone. Midnight Bourbon, who was 3-1, was second.
Keepmeinmind was fourth and Baffert-trained Concert Tour ninth in the 10-horse field. Rombauer busted the bias of horses hugging the rail, going past Midnight Bourbon and Medina Spirit down the stretch and winning by 3 1/2 lengths.