Journalism instead ran right by Gosger to give trainer Michael McCarthy his second win in a Triple Crown race. Journalism handled the adversity and thrived on a warm day that dried out the track after torrential rain fell at Pimlico Race Course for much of the past week. Journalism is the first horse to win the Preakness after running in the Kentucky Derby since Mark Casse-trained War of Will in 2019. Only two others from the 19 in the Derby participated in the Preakness: Casse's Sandman and fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas' American Promise. Lukas, the 89-year-old who has saddled the most horses in Preakness history, referred to McCarthy once this week as "the new guy."