Exaggerator wins 2016 Preakness Stakes: Twitter reacts
After Exaggerator won the Preakness Stakes, everyone took to Twitter to react to this race.
On Saturday evening, the Preakness Stakes took place. This is the second biggest horse race of the year coming just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby. Nyquist won the race on May 7 after being the favorite coming into the event.
The Preakness is the second race as part of the Triple Crown schedule. Everyone was looking for Nyquist to win this contest to be one step away from reaching horse racing’s second consecutive Triple Crown. American Pharoah won in 2015.
Nyquist came into this race as the favorite and dominated this race, but Exaggerator ended up winning. He handed Nyquist his first defeat, and Twitter reacted to the result of the Preakness Stakes.
Wow what a race #Preakness
— Slim (@slim503) May 21, 2016
EXAGGERATOR WOW #Preakness
— Steven Mooradian (@SAMooradian) May 21, 2016
Exaggerator puts the kibosh on another triple crown #Preakness
— Sean Ash (@SeanAshWX) May 21, 2016
Wow! Nyquist was waaaay tired at the end. #Preakness
— Brooklyn D. (@brooklynd24) May 21, 2016
No Triple Crown winner this year #Preakness
— Bill Watson (@Bill_Watson19) May 21, 2016
sorry Nyquist #preakness
— Jody Williams (@jodymarissa) May 21, 2016
I was going to bet on Exaggerator. Should have listened to my gut. #Preakness
— Chad Smart ( blue checkmark free since 2011) (@chadsmart) May 21, 2016
What a race!!!!!!! #Preakness #Preakness2016
— Mary Louise Banner (@mlbanner) May 21, 2016
#Preakness good job exaggorator you won and seems like nyquist won't win triple crown
— Skyler Sea Groves (@GrovesSea) May 21, 2016
The reaction seems somewhat mixed to Exaggerator winning the Preakness Stakes. Some fans were looking forward to seeing another possible Triple Crown winner, but that won’t be the case.
As for the ending of the race, Nyquist had the lead or a share of it for the majority of the time. He seemed to lose steam toward the end as Exaggerator bolted ahead and won the race. This comes after he came in second place at the Kentucky Derby.
Exaggerator and Nyquist should come into the Belmont Stakes in three weeks as the favorites. It should make for another fun race to cap off these three big events.
For more coverage of the Preakness Stakes, check out our Horse Racing hub page.